Changeset 1515 for draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

Timestamp:

26/01/12 16:43:02 (10 years ago)

Author:

julian.reschke@…

Message:

State that the Content-Type describes the payload only one (related to #332)

File:

• draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml (modified) (5 diffs)

draft-ietf-httpbis/latest/p2-semantics.xml

@@ -1406 +1406 @@
    in the response.
 </t>
+<t>
+   For most status codes the response can carry a payload, in which case a
+   Content-Type header field indicates the payload's media type
+   (&header-content-type;).
+</t>
 
 <section title="Informational 1xx" anchor="status.1xx">
@@ -1511 +1516 @@
    &SHOULD; include a payload containing a list of resource
    characteristics and location(s) from which the user or user agent can
-   choose the one most appropriate. The payload format is specified by
-   the media type given in the Content-Type header field.
+   choose the one most appropriate.
 </t>
 <t>
@@ -1731 +1735 @@
    Unless it was a HEAD request, the response &SHOULD; include a representation
    containing a list of representation metadata and location(s) from
-   which the user or user agent can choose the one most appropriate. The
-   data format is specified by the media type given in the Content-Type
-   header field. Depending upon the format and the capabilities of
+   which the user or user agent can choose the one most appropriate. Depending
+   upon the format and the capabilities of
    the user agent, selection of the most appropriate choice &MAY; be
    performed automatically. However, this specification does not define
@@ -2027 +2030 @@
    containing a list of available representation characteristics and location(s)
    from which the user or user agent can choose the one most
-   appropriate. The data format is specified by the media type given
-   in the Content-Type header field. Depending upon the format and the
+   appropriate. Depending upon the format and the
    capabilities of the user agent, selection of the most appropriate
    choice &MAY; be performed automatically. However, this specification
@@ -2088 +2090 @@
    to indicate that it can't complete the request. In this case, the
    response representation would likely contain a list of the differences
-   between the two versions in a format defined by the response
-   Content-Type.
+   between the two versions.
 </t>
 </section>