DataSource JDK 1.6)

Description

public interface DataSource

The DataSource interface provides the JavaBeans Activation Framework with an abstraction of an arbitrary collection of data.

The DataSource interface provides the JavaBeans Activation Framework
with an abstraction of an arbitrary collection of data. It
provides a type for that data as well as access
to it in the form of InputStreams and
OutputStreams where appropriate.

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Methods

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public String getContentType ()

This method returns the MIME type of the data in the form of a string.

public InputStream getInputStream () throws IOException

This method returns an InputStream representing the data and throws the appropriate exception if it can not do so.

This method returns an InputStream representing
the data and throws the appropriate exception if it can
not do so. Note that a new InputStream object must be
returned each time this method is called, and the stream must be
positioned at the beginning of the data.
Returns: an InputStream

public String getName ()

Return the name of this object where the name of the object is dependant on the nature of the underlying objects.

public OutputStream getOutputStream () throws IOException

This method returns an OutputStream where the data can be written and throws the appropriate exception if it can not do so.

This method returns an OutputStream where the
data can be written and throws the appropriate exception if it can
not do so. Note that a new OutputStream object must
be returned each time this method is called, and the stream must
be positioned at the location the data is to be written.
Returns: an OutputStream