org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.multipart

Interface PartSource

public interface PartSource

An interface for providing access to data when posting MultiPart messages.

Since: 2.0

See Also:

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 Detail

public InputStream createInputStream()

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

Throws: IOException if an error occurs when creating the InputStream

public String getFileName()

Gets the name of the file this source represents.

Returns: the fileName used for posting a MultiPart file part

public long getLength()

Gets the number of bytes contained in this source.

Returns: a value >= 0