sp;in interface&nbsp;<code><a href="../../jakarta/servlet/ServletRequest.html" title="interface in jakarta.servlet">ServletRequest</a></code></dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>a <a href="../../jakarta/servlet/ServletInputStream.html" title="class in jakarta.servlet"><code>ServletInputStream</code></a> object containing the body of the request</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/IOException.html?