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017package org.apache.commons.fileupload;
018
019import java.io.IOException;
020import java.io.InputStream;
021
022/**
023 * <p> This interface provides access to a file or form item that was
024 * received within a <code>multipart/form-data</code> POST request.
025 * The items contents are retrieved by calling {@link #openStream()}.</p>
026 * <p>Instances of this class are created by accessing the
027 * iterator, returned by
028 * {@link FileUploadBase#getItemIterator(RequestContext)}.</p>
029 * <p><em>Note</em>: There is an interaction between the iterator and
030 * its associated instances of {@link FileItemStream}: By invoking
031 * {@link java.util.Iterator#hasNext()} on the iterator, you discard all data,
032 * which hasn't been read so far from the previous data.</p>
033 */
034public interface FileItemStream extends FileItemHeadersSupport {
035
036    /**
037     * This exception is thrown, if an attempt is made to read
038     * data from the {@link InputStream}, which has been returned
039     * by {@link FileItemStream#openStream()}, after
040     * {@link java.util.Iterator#hasNext()} has been invoked on the
041     * iterator, which created the {@link FileItemStream}.
042     */
043    class ItemSkippedException extends IOException {
044
045        /**
046         * The exceptions serial version UID, which is being used
047         * when serializing an exception instance.
048         */
049        private static final long serialVersionUID = -7280778431581963740L;
050
051    }
052
053    /**
054     * Creates an {@link InputStream}, which allows to read the
055     * items contents.
056     *
057     * @return The input stream, from which the items data may
058     *   be read.
059     * @throws IllegalStateException The method was already invoked on
060     * this item. It is not possible to recreate the data stream.
061     * @throws IOException An I/O error occurred.
062     * @see ItemSkippedException
063     */
064    InputStream openStream() throws IOException;
065
066    /**
067     * Returns the content type passed by the browser or <code>null</code> if
068     * not defined.
069     *
070     * @return The content type passed by the browser or <code>null</code> if
071     *         not defined.
072     */
073    String getContentType();
074
075    /**
076     * Returns the original filename in the client's filesystem, as provided by
077     * the browser (or other client software). In most cases, this will be the
078     * base file name, without path information. However, some clients, such as
079     * the Opera browser, do include path information.
080     *
081     * @return The original filename in the client's filesystem.
082     */
083    String getName();
084
085    /**
086     * Returns the name of the field in the multipart form corresponding to
087     * this file item.
088     *
089     * @return The name of the form field.
090     */
091    String getFieldName();
092
093    /**
094     * Determines whether or not a <code>FileItem</code> instance represents
095     * a simple form field.
096     *
097     * @return <code>true</code> if the instance represents a simple form
098     *         field; <code>false</code> if it represents an uploaded file.
099     */
100    boolean isFormField();
101
102}