org.apache.struts.upload

Class MultipartElement

public class MultipartElement extends Object

Deprecated: Use the Commons FileUpload based multipart handler instead. This class will be removed after Struts 1.2.

This class represents an element in a multipart request. It has a few methods for determining * whether or not the element is a String or a file, and methods to retrieve the data of the aforementioned element. Text input elements have a null content type, files have a non-null content type.

Field Summary
protected String	contentType The content type of this element.
protected byte[]	data The element data.
protected File	file The element's data represented in a (possibly temporary) file.
protected String	fileName The element's filename, null for text elements.
protected boolean	isFile Whether or not this element is a file.
protected String	name The element name.
protected String	value The element's text value, null for file elements

Constructor Summary
	MultipartElement(String name, String fileName, String contentType, File file) Constructor for a file element.
	MultipartElement(String name, String value) Constructor for a text element.

Method Summary
String	getContentType() Retrieve the content type.
File	getFile() Get the File that holds the data for this element.
String	getFileName() Retrieve the filename, can return `null` for text elements.
String	getName() Retrieve the name.
String	getValue() Returns the value of this multipart element.
boolean	isFile() Is this element a file.
void	setContentType(String contentType) Set the content type.
void	setFile(File file) Set the file that represents this element.
void	setFileName(String fileName) Set the file name for this element.
void	setName(String name) Set the name for this element.
void	setValue(String value)

Field Detail

contentType

protected String contentType

The content type of this element.

data

protected byte[] data

Deprecated: This should never be used.

The element data.

file

protected File file

The element's data represented in a (possibly temporary) file.

fileName

protected String fileName

The element's filename, null for text elements.

isFile

protected boolean isFile

Whether or not this element is a file.

name

protected String name

The element name.

value

protected String value

The element's text value, null for file elements

Constructor Detail

MultipartElement

public MultipartElement(String name, String fileName, String contentType, File file)

Constructor for a file element.

Parameters: name The form name of the element fileName The file name of the element if this element is a file contentType The content type of the element if a file file The (possibly temporary) file representing this element if it's a file

MultipartElement

public MultipartElement(String name, String value)

Constructor for a text element.

Parameters: name The name of the element value The value of the element

Returns: A String if the element is a text element, null otherwise