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package org.apache.commons.fileupload;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
/**
* This class represents a file or form item that was received within a
* multipart/form-data POST request.
*
*
After retrieving an instance of this class from a {@link
* org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileUpload FileUpload} instance (see
* {@link org.apache.commons.fileupload.servlet.ServletFileUpload
* #parseRequest(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest)}), you may
* either request all contents of the file at once using {@link #get()} or
* request an {@link java.io.InputStream InputStream} with
* {@link #getInputStream()} and process the file without attempting to load
* it into memory, which may come handy with large files.
*
*
While this interface does not extend
* javax.activation.DataSource per se (to avoid a seldom used
* dependency), several of the defined methods are specifically defined with
* the same signatures as methods in that interface. This allows an
* implementation of this interface to also implement
* javax.activation.DataSource with minimal additional work.
*
* @since 1.3 additionally implements FileItemHeadersSupport
*/
public interface FileItem extends FileItemHeadersSupport {
// ------------------------------- Methods from javax.activation.DataSource
/**
* Returns an {@link java.io.InputStream InputStream} that can be
* used to retrieve the contents of the file.
*
* @return An {@link java.io.InputStream InputStream} that can be
* used to retrieve the contents of the file.
*
* @throws IOException if an error occurs.
*/
InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException;
/**
* Returns the content type passed by the browser or null if
* not defined.
*
* @return The content type passed by the browser or null if
* not defined.
*/
String getContentType();
/**
* Returns the original filename in the client's filesystem, as provided by
* the browser (or other client software). In most cases, this will be the
* base file name, without path information. However, some clients, such as
* the Opera browser, do include path information.
*
* @return The original filename in the client's filesystem.
* @throws InvalidFileNameException The file name contains a NUL character,
* which might be an indicator of a security attack. If you intend to
* use the file name anyways, catch the exception and use
* InvalidFileNameException#getName().
*/
String getName();
// ------------------------------------------------------- FileItem methods
/**
* Provides a hint as to whether or not the file contents will be read
* from memory.
*
* @return true if the file contents will be read from memory;
* false otherwise.
*/
boolean isInMemory();
/**
* Returns the size of the file item.
*
* @return The size of the file item, in bytes.
*/
long getSize();
/**
* Returns the contents of the file item as an array of bytes.
*
* @return The contents of the file item as an array of bytes.
*/
byte[] get();
/**
* Returns the contents of the file item as a String, using the specified
* encoding. This method uses {@link #get()} to retrieve the
* contents of the item.
*
* @param encoding The character encoding to use.
*
* @return The contents of the item, as a string.
*
* @throws UnsupportedEncodingException if the requested character
* encoding is not available.
*/
String getString(String encoding) throws UnsupportedEncodingException;
/**
* Returns the contents of the file item as a String, using the default
* character encoding. This method uses {@link #get()} to retrieve the
* contents of the item.
*
* @return The contents of the item, as a string.
*/
String getString();
/**
* A convenience method to write an uploaded item to disk. The client code
* is not concerned with whether or not the item is stored in memory, or on
* disk in a temporary location. They just want to write the uploaded item
* to a file.
*
* This method is not guaranteed to succeed if called more than once for
* the same item. This allows a particular implementation to use, for
* example, file renaming, where possible, rather than copying all of the
* underlying data, thus gaining a significant performance benefit.
*
* @param file The File into which the uploaded item should
* be stored.
*
* @throws Exception if an error occurs.
*/
void write(File file) throws Exception;
/**
* Deletes the underlying storage for a file item, including deleting any
* associated temporary disk file. Although this storage will be deleted
* automatically when the FileItem instance is garbage
* collected, this method can be used to ensure that this is done at an
* earlier time, thus preserving system resources.
*/
void delete();
/**
* Returns the name of the field in the multipart form corresponding to
* this file item.
*
* @return The name of the form field.
*/
String getFieldName();
/**
* Sets the field name used to reference this file item.
*
* @param name The name of the form field.
*/
void setFieldName(String name);
/**
* Determines whether or not a FileItem instance represents
* a simple form field.
*
* @return true if the instance represents a simple form
* field; false if it represents an uploaded file.
*/
boolean isFormField();
/**
* Specifies whether or not a FileItem instance represents
* a simple form field.
*
* @param state true if the instance represents a simple form
* field; false if it represents an uploaded file.
*/
void setFormField(boolean state);
/**
* Returns an {@link java.io.OutputStream OutputStream} that can
* be used for storing the contents of the file.
*
* @return An {@link java.io.OutputStream OutputStream} that can be used
* for storing the contensts of the file.
*
* @throws IOException if an error occurs.
*/
OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException;
}