org.apache.struts.upload
Interface FormFile

public interface FormFile

This interface represents a file that has been uploaded by a client. It is the only interface or class in upload package which is typically referenced directly by a Struts application.

Method Summary

void	destroy() Destroys all content for the uploaded file, including any underlying data files.
java.lang.String	getContentType() Returns the content type for this file.
byte[]	getFileData() Returns the data for the entire file as byte array.
java.lang.String	getFileName() Returns the file name of this file.
int	getFileSize() Returns the size of this file.
java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() Returns an input stream for this file.
void	setContentType(java.lang.String contentType) Sets the content type for this file.
void	setFileName(java.lang.String fileName) Sets the file name of this file.
void	setFileSize(int fileSize) Sets the file size.

Method Detail

getContentType

java.lang.String getContentType()

Returns the content type for this file.

Returns:

A String representing content type.

setContentType

void setContentType(java.lang.String contentType)

Sets the content type for this file.

Parameters:

contentType - The content type for the file.

getFileSize

int getFileSize()

Returns the size of this file.

Returns:

The size of the file, in bytes.

setFileSize

void setFileSize(int fileSize)

Sets the file size.

Parameters:

fileSize - The size of the file, in bytes,

getFileName

java.lang.String getFileName()

Returns the file name of this file. This is the base name of the file, as supplied by the user when the file was uploaded.

Returns:

The base file name.

setFileName

void setFileName(java.lang.String fileName)

Sets the file name of this file.

Parameters:

fileName - The base file name.

getFileData

byte[] getFileData()
                   throws java.io.FileNotFoundException,
                          java.io.IOException

Returns the data for the entire file as byte array. Care is needed when using this method, since a large upload could easily exhaust available memory. The preferred method for accessing the file data is getInputStream.

Returns:

The file data as a byte array.

Throws:

java.io.FileNotFoundException - if the uploaded file is not found.

java.io.IOException - if an error occurred while reading the file.

getInputStream

java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                                   throws java.io.FileNotFoundException,
                                          java.io.IOException

Returns an input stream for this file. The caller must close the stream when it is no longer needed.

Throws:

java.io.FileNotFoundException - if the uploaded file is not found.

java.io.IOException - if an error occurred while reading the file.

destroy

void destroy()

Destroys all content for the uploaded file, including any underlying data files.