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

In addition torbinsky's answer, you can add these constructors to the class to make it easier to set the uri:

public HttpGetWithEntity(String uri) throws URISyntaxException{
    this.setURI(new URI(uri));
}

public HttpGetWithEntity(URI uri){
    this.setURI(uri);
}

The setURI method is inherited from HttpEntityEnclosingRequestBase and can also be used outside the constructor.