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package org.springframework.web.bind.annotation;
import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
import org.springframework.http.converter.HttpMessageConverter;
import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartResolver;
/**
* Annotation that can be used to associate the part of a "multipart/form-data" request
* with a method argument.
*
* Supported method argument types include {@link MultipartFile}
* in conjunction with Spring's {@link MultipartResolver} abstraction,
* {@code javax.servlet.http.Part} in conjunction with Servlet 3.0 multipart requests,
* or otherwise for any other method argument, the content of the part is passed through an
* {@link HttpMessageConverter} taking into consideration the 'Content-Type' header
* of the request part. This is analogous to what @{@link RequestBody} does to resolve
* an argument based on the content of a non-multipart regular request.
*
*
Note that @{@link RequestParam} annotation can also be used to associate the
* part of a "multipart/form-data" request with a method argument supporting the same
* method argument types. The main difference is that when the method argument is not a
* String, @{@link RequestParam} relies on type conversion via a registered
* {@link Converter} or {@link PropertyEditor} while @{@link RequestPart} relies
* on {@link HttpMessageConverter}s taking into consideration the 'Content-Type' header
* of the request part. @{@link RequestParam} is likely to be used with name-value form
* fields while @{@link RequestPart} is likely to be used with parts containing more
* complex content (e.g. JSON, XML).
*
* @author Rossen Stoyanchev
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @author Sam Brannen
* @since 3.1
* @see RequestParam
* @see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter
*/
@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface RequestPart {
/**
* Alias for {@link #name}.
*/
@AliasFor("name")
String value() default "";
/**
* The name of the part in the {@code "multipart/form-data"} request to bind to.
* @since 4.2
*/
@AliasFor("value")
String name() default "";
/**
* Whether the part is required.
*
Defaults to {@code true}, leading to an exception being thrown
* if the part is missing in the request. Switch this to
* {@code false} if you prefer a {@code null} value if the part is
* not present in the request.
*/
boolean required() default true;
}