HttpHandler (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: jdk.httpserver, package: com.sun.net.httpserver, interface: HttpHandler
Keywords: com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpHandler interface

# Interface HttpHandler

public interface HttpHandler
A handler which is invoked to process HTTP exchanges. Each HTTP exchange is handled by one of these handlers.

Since:
  1.6

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  `handle(HttpExchange exchange)`
  Handle the given request and generate an appropriate response.

- ## Method Details

  - ### handle

    void handle(HttpExchange exchange) throws IOException
    Handle the given request and generate an appropriate response. See `HttpExchange` for a description of the steps involved in handling an exchange.
    Parameters:
      `exchange` - the exchange containing the request from the client and used to send the response
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if exchange is `null`
      `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs