# Class DiskFileItem

java.lang.Object
org.apache.tomcat.util.http.fileupload.disk.DiskFileItem

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `FileItem`, `FileItemHeadersSupport`

public class DiskFileItem extends Object implements FileItem

The default implementation of the `FileItem` interface.

After retrieving an instance of this class from a `FileUpload` instance (see `#parseRequest(org.apache.tomcat.util.http.fileupload.RequestContext)`), you may either request all contents of file at once using `get()` or request an `InputStream` with `getInputStream()` and process the file without attempting to load it into memory, which may come handy with large files.

Temporary files, which are created for file items, will be deleted when the associated request is recycled.

Since:
  FileUpload 1.1

## Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`static final String`
`DEFAULT_CHARSET`
Default content charset to be used when no explicit charset parameter is provided by the sender.

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`DiskFileItem(String fieldName, String contentType, boolean isFormField, String fileName, int sizeThreshold, File repository)`
Constructs a new `DiskFileItem` instance.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
`delete()`
Deletes the underlying storage for a file item, including deleting any associated temporary disk file.
`protected void`
`finalize()`
Removes the file contents from the temporary storage.
`byte[]`
`get()`
Returns the contents of the file as an array of bytes.
`String`
`getCharSet()`
Returns the content charset passed by the agent or `null` if not defined.
`String`
`getContentType()`
Returns the content type passed by the agent or `null` if not defined.
`String`
`getDefaultCharset()`
Returns the default charset for use when no explicit charset parameter is provided by the sender.
`String`
`getFieldName()`
Returns the name of the field in the multipart form corresponding to this file item.
`FileItemHeaders`
`getHeaders()`
Returns the file item headers.
`InputStream`
`getInputStream()`
Returns an `InputStream` that can be used to retrieve the contents of the file.
`String`
`getName()`
Returns the original file name in the client's file system.
`OutputStream`
`getOutputStream()`
Returns an `OutputStream` that can be used for storing the contents of the file.
`long`
`getSize()`
Returns the size of the file.
`File`
`getStoreLocation()`
Returns the `File` object for the `FileItem`'s data's temporary location on the disk.
`String`
`getString()`
Returns the contents of the file as a String, using the default character encoding.
`String`
`getString(String charset)`
Returns the contents of the file as a String, using the specified encoding.
`protected File`
`getTempFile()`
Creates and returns a `File` representing a uniquely named temporary file in the configured repository path.
`boolean`
`isFormField()`
Determines whether or not a `FileItem` instance represents a simple form field.
`boolean`
`isInMemory()`
Provides a hint as to whether or not the file contents will be read from memory.
`void`
`setDefaultCharset(String charset)`
Sets the default charset for use when no explicit charset parameter is provided by the sender.
`void`
`setFieldName(String fieldName)`
Sets the field name used to reference this file item.
`void`
`setFormField(boolean state)`
Specifies whether or not a `FileItem` instance represents a simple form field.
`void`
`setHeaders(FileItemHeaders pHeaders)`
Sets the file item headers.
`String`
`toString()`
Returns a string representation of this object.
`void`
`write(File file)`
A convenience method to write an uploaded item to disk.

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

## Field Details

### DEFAULT_CHARSET

public static final String DEFAULT_CHARSET
Default content charset to be used when no explicit charset parameter is provided by the sender. Media subtypes of the "text" type are defined to have a default charset value of "ISO-8859-1" when received via HTTP.

See Also:
  - Constant Field Values

## Constructor Details

### DiskFileItem

public DiskFileItem(String fieldName, String contentType, boolean isFormField, String fileName, int sizeThreshold, File repository)
Constructs a new `DiskFileItem` instance.

Parameters:
  `fieldName` - The name of the form field.
  `contentType` - The content type passed by the browser or `null` if not specified.
  `isFormField` - Whether or not this item is a plain form field, as opposed to a file upload.
  `fileName` - The original file name in the user's file system, or `null` if not specified.
  `sizeThreshold` - The threshold, in bytes, below which items will be retained in memory and above which they will be stored as a file.
  `repository` - The data repository, which is the directory in which files will be created, should the item size exceed the threshold.

## Method Details

### getInputStream

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

Specified by:
  `getInputStream` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  An `InputStream` that can be used to retrieve the contents of the file.
Throws:
  `IOException` - if an error occurs.

### getContentType

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

Specified by:
  `getContentType` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  The content type passed by the agent or `null` if not defined.

### getCharSet

public String getCharSet()
Returns the content charset passed by the agent or `null` if not defined.

Returns:
  The content charset passed by the agent or `null` if not defined.

### getName

public String getName()
Returns the original file name in the client's file system.

Specified by:
  `getName` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  The original file name in the client's file system.
Throws:
  `InvalidFileNameException` - The file name contains a NUL character, which might be an indicator of a security attack. If you intend to use the file name anyways, catch the exception and use `InvalidFileNameException.getName()`.

### isInMemory

public boolean isInMemory()
Provides a hint as to whether or not the file contents will be read from memory.

Specified by:
  `isInMemory` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  `true` if the file contents will be read from memory; `false` otherwise.

### getSize

public long getSize()
Returns the size of the file.

Specified by:
  `getSize` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  The size of the file, in bytes.

### get

public byte[] get() throws UncheckedIOException
Returns the contents of the file as an array of bytes. If the contents of the file were not yet cached in memory, they will be loaded from the disk storage and cached.

Specified by:
  `get` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  The contents of the file as an array of bytes or `null` if the data cannot be read
Throws:
  `UncheckedIOException` - if an I/O error occurs
  `ArithmeticException` - if the file `size` overflows an int

### getString

public String getString(String charset) throws UnsupportedEncodingException, IOException
Returns the contents of the file as a String, using the specified encoding. This method uses `get()` to retrieve the contents of the file.

Specified by:
  `getString` in interface `FileItem`
Parameters:
  `charset` - The charset to use.
Returns:
  The contents of the file, as a string.
Throws:
  `UnsupportedEncodingException` - if the requested character encoding is not available.
  `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs

### getString

public String getString()
Returns the contents of the file as a String, using the default character encoding. This method uses `get()` to retrieve the contents of the file. TODO Consider making this method throw UnsupportedEncodingException.

Specified by:
  `getString` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  The contents of the file, as a string.

### write

public void write(File file) throws Exception
A convenience method to write an uploaded item to disk. The client code is not concerned with whether or not the item is stored in memory, or on disk in a temporary location. They just want to write the uploaded item to a file.

This implementation first attempts to rename the uploaded item to the specified destination file, if the item was originally written to disk. Otherwise, the data will be copied to the specified file.

This method is only guaranteed to work once, the first time it is invoked for a particular item. This is because, in the event that the method renames a temporary file, that file will no longer be available to copy or rename again at a later time.

Specified by:
  `write` in interface `FileItem`
Parameters:
  `file` - The `File` into which the uploaded item should be stored.
Throws:
  `Exception` - if an error occurs.

### delete

public void delete()
Deletes the underlying storage for a file item, including deleting any associated temporary disk file. This method can be used to ensure that this is done at an earlier time, thus preserving system resources.

Specified by:
  `delete` in interface `FileItem`

### getFieldName

public String getFieldName()
Returns the name of the field in the multipart form corresponding to this file item.

Specified by:
  `getFieldName` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  The name of the form field.
See Also:
  - `setFieldName(String)`

### setFieldName

public void setFieldName(String fieldName)
Sets the field name used to reference this file item.

Specified by:
  `setFieldName` in interface `FileItem`
Parameters:
  `fieldName` - The name of the form field.
See Also:
  - `getFieldName()`

### isFormField

public boolean isFormField()
Determines whether or not a `FileItem` instance represents a simple form field.

Specified by:
  `isFormField` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  `true` if the instance represents a simple form field; `false` if it represents an uploaded file.
See Also:
  - `setFormField(boolean)`

### setFormField

public void setFormField(boolean state)
Specifies whether or not a `FileItem` instance represents a simple form field.

Specified by:
  `setFormField` in interface `FileItem`
Parameters:
  `state` - `true` if the instance represents a simple form field; `false` if it represents an uploaded file.
See Also:
  - `isFormField()`

### getOutputStream

public OutputStream getOutputStream()
Returns an `OutputStream` that can be used for storing the contents of the file.

Specified by:
  `getOutputStream` in interface `FileItem`
Returns:
  An `OutputStream` that can be used for storing the contents of the file.

### getStoreLocation

public File getStoreLocation()
Returns the `File` object for the `FileItem`'s data's temporary location on the disk. Note that for `FileItem`s that have their data stored in memory, this method will return `null`. When handling large files, you can use `File.renameTo(java.io.File)` to move the file to new location without copying the data, if the source and destination locations reside within the same logical volume.

Returns:
  The data file, or `null` if the data is stored in memory.

### finalize

protected void finalize()
Removes the file contents from the temporary storage.

Overrides:
  `finalize` in class `Object`

### getTempFile

protected File getTempFile()
Creates and returns a `File` representing a uniquely named temporary file in the configured repository path. The lifetime of the file is tied to the lifetime of the `FileItem` instance; the file will be deleted when the instance is garbage collected.

Note: Subclasses that override this method must ensure that they return the same File each time.

Returns:
  The `File` to be used for temporary storage.

### toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of this object.

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `Object`
Returns:
  a string representation of this object.

### getHeaders

public FileItemHeaders getHeaders()
Returns the file item headers.

Specified by:
  `getHeaders` in interface `FileItemHeadersSupport`
Returns:
  The file items headers.

### setHeaders

public void setHeaders(FileItemHeaders pHeaders)
Sets the file item headers.

Specified by:
  `setHeaders` in interface `FileItemHeadersSupport`
Parameters:
  `pHeaders` - The file items headers.

### getDefaultCharset

public String getDefaultCharset()
Returns the default charset for use when no explicit charset parameter is provided by the sender.

Returns:
  the default charset

### setDefaultCharset

public void setDefaultCharset(String charset)
Sets the default charset for use when no explicit charset parameter is provided by the sender.

Parameters:
  `charset` - the default charset