How to set a custom variable in HTTP header while POSTing a request
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> I want to add my Machine Name to the http request header as a custom
> variable in JAVA . 
> 
> 
> Here is my code :

    private void sendIssuesToWebService(Issue issue) {
    		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
    
    		System.out.println("\n\n");
    		//LOG.info("Sending issue : "+issue.getKey());
    
    
    		HttpURLConnection ycSend = null;
    		BufferedReader in1 = null;
    		JSONObject j = null ;
    		try{
    
    			URL urlSend = null;
    
    			try{
    				urlSend = new URL(targetURL+"Issue/ImportIssue");
    			}
    			catch (MalformedURLException e) {
    				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
    			
    				LOG.severe(" URL Malformed Exception while authentication ");
    				e.printStackTrace();
    			}
    
    
    
    			try{
    				ycSend = (HttpURLConnection) urlSend.openConnection();
    			}
    			catch (IOException e) {
    				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
    				
    				LOG.severe(" Error in Http URL Connection while authentication");
    				e.printStackTrace();
    			}
    
    
    			ycSend.setDoOutput(true);
    
    			ycSend.setRequestMethod("POST");
    			ycSend.setRequestProperty("Content-Type", "application/json");
    
    
    			try{
    
    				OutputStreamWriter outSend = null;
    
    
    				outSend = new OutputStreamWriter(ycSend.getOutputStream());
    				outSend.write(IssueAndHistoryJsonStr);
    
    
    				outSend.flush();
    
    			}catch(Exception e)
    			{
    				LOG.severe("Cannot write output stream while sending issue ");
    
    			}
    
    			System.out.println(	ycSend.getResponseCode()+"\n\n\n");
    
    			if(ycSend.getResponseCode()!=200){
    
    				in1 = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
    						ycSend.getErrorStream()));
    
    
    				String inputLine;
    				while ((inputLine = in1.readLine()) != null) 
    					inputResponse=inputResponse+inputLine;
    				//System.out.println("$$$$$$$"+inputResponse);
    
    				try{
    					j = new JSONObject(inputResponse);
    					LOG.info(j.get("errors").toString());
    				}
    				catch(Exception e){
    
    
    
    					String errorTitle = inputResponse.substring(inputResponse.indexOf("<title>")+7,inputResponse.indexOf("</title>"));
    
    					LOG.severe(errorTitle);
    
    
    
    				}
    
    				LOG.severe(" Error in Sending  an Issue to the web service and the issue key is  "+issue.getKey());
    				//LOG.severe("Error is : "+j.get("errors"));
    			}
    			else
    			{
    
    				LOG.info("Issue "+issue.getKey()+" Sent successfully" );
    				countIssues++;
    				System.out.println("\n\n");
    			}
    			//LOG.info("Issue ***** " +issue.getKey()+ " sent with response : "+inputResponse);
    
    
    
    
    		}
    
    		catch(Exception e)
    		{
    			LOG.severe(" Error in Sending  an Issue to the web service and the issue key is  "+issue.getKey());
    			//LOG.severe(yc.getResponseMessage());
    			//LOG.severe("Error is : "+j.get("errors"));
    			e.printStackTrace();
    		}
    
    	}


