Apache HttpClient GET with body

Question

I am trying to send an HTTP GET with a json object in its body. Is there a way to set the body of an HttpClient HttpGet? I am looking for the equivalent of HttpPost#setEntit

Answer 1

Using torbinsky's answer I created the above class. This lets me use the same methods for HttpPost.

import java.net.URI;

import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;

public class HttpGetWithEntity extends HttpPost {

    public final static String METHOD_NAME = "GET";

    public HttpGetWithEntity(URI url) {
        super(url);
    }

    public HttpGetWithEntity(String url) {
        super(url);
    }

    @Override
    public String getMethod() {
        return METHOD_NAME;
    }
}