org.apache.sling.api.request
Interface RequestParameter


public interface RequestParameter

The RequestParameter class represents a single parameter sent with the client request. Instances of this class are returned by the SlingHttpServletRequest.getRequestParameter(String), SlingHttpServletRequest.getRequestParameters(String) and SlingHttpServletRequest.getRequestParameterMap() method.

See Also:
SlingHttpServletRequest.getRequestParameter(String), SlingHttpServletRequest.getRequestParameters(String), SlingHttpServletRequest.getRequestParameterMap()

Method Summary
 byte[] get()
          Returns the contents of the parameter as an array of bytes.
 String getContentType()
          Returns the content type passed by the browser or null if not defined.
 String getFileName()
          Returns the original filename in the client's filesystem, as provided by the browser (or other client software).
 InputStream getInputStream()
          Returns an InputStream that can be used to retrieve the contents of the file.
 long getSize()
          Returns the size in bytes of the parameter.
 String getString()
          Returns the contents of the parameter as a String, using the default character encoding.
 String getString(String encoding)
          Returns the contents of the parameter as a String, using the specified encoding.
 boolean isFormField()
          Determines whether or not this instance represents a simple form field or an uploaded file.
 

Method Detail

isFormField

boolean isFormField()
Determines whether or not this instance represents a simple form field or an uploaded file.

Returns:
true if the instance represents a simple form field; false if it represents an uploaded file.

getContentType

String getContentType()
Returns the content type passed by the browser or null if not defined.

Returns:
The content type passed by the browser or null if not defined.

getSize

long getSize()
Returns the size in bytes of the parameter.

Returns:
The size in bytes of the parameter.

get

byte[] get()
Returns the contents of the parameter as an array of bytes.

Returns:
The contents of the parameter as an array of bytes.

getInputStream

InputStream getInputStream()
                           throws IOException
Returns an InputStream that can be used to retrieve the contents of the file.

Returns:
An InputStream that can be used to retrieve the contents of the file.
Throws:
IOException - if an error occurs.

getFileName

String getFileName()
Returns the original filename in the client's filesystem, as provided by the browser (or other client software). In most cases, this will be the base file name, without path information. However, some clients, such as the Opera browser, do include path information.

Returns:
The original filename in the client's filesystem.

getString

String getString()
Returns the contents of the parameter as a String, using the default character encoding. This method uses get() to retrieve the contents of the item.

Returns:
The contents of the parameter, as a string.

getString

String getString(String encoding)
                 throws UnsupportedEncodingException
Returns the contents of the parameter as a String, using the specified encoding. This method uses link get() to retrieve the contents of the item.

Parameters:
encoding - The character encoding to use.
Returns:
The contents of the parameter, as a string.
Throws:
UnsupportedEncodingException - if the requested character encoding is not available.


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