org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost

HttpPost is a class in the Apache HttpClient library that represents an HTTP POST request. It is used to send data to a web server in the form of a request body.

To use HttpPost, you need to create an instance of this class and set the URL of the server you want to send the request to. You can then add any data you want to send to the server in the form of name-value pairs, files, or JSON objects. You can also set headers for the request if needed.

Once you have set up the HttpPost object, you can execute the request using an instance of HttpClient. The server will respond with a response body, which you can read and process as needed.

Example:

HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost("https://example.com/api/login");

List<NameValuePair> params = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>();
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("username", "myusername"));
params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("password", "mypassword"));

httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(params));

HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
int statusCode = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
String responseBody = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity());