[[to-eip]]
= To EIP
:docTitle: To
:description: Sends the message to a static endpoint
:since: 
:supportLevel: Stable

See message related documentation

* xref:message.adoc[Message]
* xref:message-bus.adoc[Message Bus]
* xref:message-channel.adoc[Message Channel]
* xref:message-endpoint.adoc[Message Endpoint]
* xref:message-router.adoc[Message Router]
* xref:message-translator.adoc[Message Translator]

== Options

// eip options: START
The To EIP supports 2 options which are listed below:

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|===
| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *uri* | *Required* Sets the uri of the endpoint to send to. |  | String
| *pattern* | Sets the optional ExchangePattern used to invoke this endpoint |  | ExchangePattern
|===
// eip options: END

== Samples

The following example route demonstrates the use of a file consumer endpoint and a JMS producer endpoint.

[source,java]
----
from("file://local/router/messages/foo")
    .to("jms:queue:foo");
----

And in XML:

[source,xml]
----
<route>
    <from uri="file://local/router/messages/foo"/>
    <to uri="jms:queue:foo"/>
</route>
----

== to-eip with pattern

Instead of using `inOnly` and `inOut` you may want to keep using `to`
where you can specify the exchange pattern as shown:

[source,java]
----
from("direct:startInOnly")
  .to(ExchangePattern.InOnly, "bean:process");

from("direct:startInOut")
  .to(ExchangePattern.InOut, "bean:process");
----


And here is how to do it in XML:

[source,xml]
----
<route>
  <from uri="direct:startInOnly"/>
  <inOnly uri="bean:process"/>
</route>

<route>
  <from uri="direct:startInOut"/>
  <inOut uri="bean:process"/>
</route>
----

And here we use `<to>` with the `pattern` attribute to set the exchange pattern:

[source,xml]
----
<route>
  <from uri="direct:startInOnly"/>
  <to pattern="InOnly" uri="bean:process"/>
</route>

<route>
  <from uri="direct:startInOut"/>
  <to pattern="InOut" uri="bean:process"/>
</route>
----
