docs/user-manual/modules/ROOT/pages/setBody-eip.adoc

[[setBody-eip]]
= Set Body EIP
:page-source: core/camel-core-engine/src/main/docs/eips/setBody-eip.adoc

The SetBody EIP allows you to set the body of your exchange.

== Options

// eip options: START
The Set Body EIP has no options.
// eip options: END

== Examples

The following example shows how to use the SetBody EIP

[source,java]
----
RouteBuilder builder = new RouteBuilder() {
    public void configure() {
        from("direct:a")
            .setBody(constant("test"))
            .to("direct:b");
    }
};
----


And the same example using XML:

[source,xml]
----
<camelContext xmlns="http://camel.apache.org/schema/spring">
    <route>
        <from uri="direct:a"/>
        <setBody><constant>test</constant></setBody>
        <to uri="direct:b"/>
    </route>
</camelContext>
----