All Known Subinterfaces:
MultipartActionRequest, MultipartHttpServletRequest
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractMultipartHttpServletRequest, DefaultMultipartActionRequest, DefaultMultipartHttpServletRequest, MockMultipartActionRequest, MockMultipartHttpServletRequest, StandardMultipartHttpServletRequest
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public interface MultipartRequest
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This interface defines the multipart request access operations that are exposed for actual multipart requests. It is extended by MultipartHttpServletRequest and the Portlet MultipartActionRequest.
Since:
2.5.2
Author:
Juergen Hoeller, Arjen Poutsma

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MultipartFile`	`getFile(String name)`	Return the contents plus description of an uploaded file in this request, or `null` if it does not exist.
`Map<String,MultipartFile>`	`getFileMap()`	Return a `Map` of the multipart files contained in this request.
`Iterator<String>`	`getFileNames()`	Return an `Iterator` of String objects containing the parameter names of the multipart files contained in this request.
`List<MultipartFile>`	`getFiles(String name)`	Return the contents plus description of uploaded files in this request, or an empty list if it does not exist.
`MultiValueMap<String,MultipartFile>`	`getMultiFileMap()`	Return a `MultiValueMap` of the multipart files contained in this request.
`String`	`getMultipartContentType(String paramOrFileName)`	Determine the content type of the specified request part.

- Method Detail
  - getFileNames
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Iterator<String> getFileNames()
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    Return an Iterator of String objects containing the parameter names of the multipart files contained in this request. These are the field names of the form (like with normal parameters), not the original file names.
    Returns:
    the names of the files
  - getFile
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MultipartFile getFile(String name)
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    Return the contents plus description of an uploaded file in this request, or null if it does not exist.
    Parameters:
    name - a String specifying the parameter name of the multipart file
    Returns:
    the uploaded content in the form of a MultipartFile object
  - getFiles
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List<MultipartFile> getFiles(String name)
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    Return the contents plus description of uploaded files in this request, or an empty list if it does not exist.
    Parameters:
    name - a String specifying the parameter name of the multipart file
    Returns:
    the uploaded content in the form of a MultipartFile list
    Since:
    3.0
  - getFileMap
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Map<String,MultipartFile> getFileMap()
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    Return a Map of the multipart files contained in this request.
    Returns:
    a map containing the parameter names as keys, and the MultipartFile objects as values
  - getMultiFileMap
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MultiValueMap<String,MultipartFile> getMultiFileMap()
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    Return a MultiValueMap of the multipart files contained in this request.
    Returns:
    a map containing the parameter names as keys, and a list of MultipartFile objects as values
    Since:
    3.0
  - getMultipartContentType
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String getMultipartContentType(String paramOrFileName)
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    Determine the content type of the specified request part.
    Parameters:
    paramOrFileName - the name of the part
    Returns:
    the associated content type, or null if not defined
    Since:
    3.1

Interface MultipartRequest

Method Summary

Method Detail

getFileNames

getFile

getFiles

getFileMap

getMultiFileMap

getMultipartContentType