org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.multipart

Interface PartSource

Known Implementing Classes:
ByteArrayPartSource, FilePartSource

public interface PartSource

An interface for providing access to data when posting MultiPart messages.
Author:
Michael Becke
Since:
2.0
See Also:
FilePart

Method Summary

InputStream
createInputStream()
Gets a new InputStream for reading this source.
String
getFileName()
Gets the name of the file this source represents.
long
getLength()
Gets the number of bytes contained in this source.

Method Details

createInputStream

public InputStream createInputStream()
            throws IOException
Gets a new InputStream for reading this source. This method can be called more than once and should therefore return a new stream every time.
Returns:
a new InputStream

getFileName

public String getFileName()
Gets the name of the file this source represents.
Returns:
the fileName used for posting a MultiPart file part

getLength

public long getLength()
Gets the number of bytes contained in this source.
Returns:
a value >= 0

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