gistfile1.java

            HttpResponse response = null;
            HttpEntity entity = null;
        	
            if (requestType.equalsIgnoreCase("get")) {
                HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(url);
                if (parameters != null) {
                	httpGet.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(parameters));
                }
                httpGet.setHeader("Accept", acceptHeader);
                response = httpClient.execute(httpGet);

                
            } else if (requestType.equalsIgnoreCase("post")) {
                HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(url);
                if (parameters != null) {
                	httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(parameters));
                }
                httpPost.setHeader("Accept", acceptHeader);
                response = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
            }
            
            entity = response.getEntity();