http::message::need_eof

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http::message::need_eof

Returns true if the message semantics require an end of file.

Synopsis

bool
need_eof() const;

Description

For HTTP requests, this function returns the logical NOT of a call to keep_alive. For HTTP responses, this function returns the logical NOT of a call to keep_alive if any of the following are true:

has_content_length would return true
chunked would return true
result returns status::no_content
result returns status::not_modified
result returns any informational status class (100 to 199)

Otherwise, the function returns true.

See Also

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#section-3.3