FileDataSource JDK 1.6)

Description

public class FileDataSource

The FileDataSource class implements a simple DataSource object that encapsulates a file.

See also: DataSource FileTypeMap MimetypesFileTypeMap

Constructors

public FileDataSource (File file)

Creates a FileDataSource from a File object.

public FileDataSource (String name)

Creates a FileDataSource from the specified path name.

Methods

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public String getContentType () [Specified in DataSource]

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

This method returns the MIME type of the data in the form of a
string. This method uses the currently installed FileTypeMap. If
there is no FileTypeMap explictly set, the FileDataSource will
call the getDefaultFileTypeMap method on
FileTypeMap to acquire a default FileTypeMap. Note: By
default, the FileTypeMap used will be a MimetypesFileTypeMap.
Returns: the MIME Type
See Also: FileTypeMap.getDefaultFileTypeMap(),

public File getFile ()

Return the File object that corresponds to this FileDataSource.

public InputStream getInputStream () throws IOException [Specified in DataSource]

This method will return an InputStream representing the the data and will throw an IOException if it can not do so.

public String getName () [Specified in DataSource]

Return the name of this object.

public OutputStream getOutputStream () throws IOException [Specified in DataSource]

This method will return an OutputStream representing the the data and will throw an IOException if it can not do so.

public void setFileTypeMap (FileTypeMap map)

Set the FileTypeMap to use with this FileDataSource