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- All Known Implementing Classes:
- FileDataSource, URLDataSource
public interface DataSource
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 ofInputStreams
andOutputStreams
where appropriate.- Since:
- 1.6
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Method Summary
Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description String
getContentType()
This method returns the MIME type of the data in the form of a string.InputStream
getInputStream()
This method returns anInputStream
representing the data and throws the appropriate exception if it can not do so.String
getName()
Return the name of this object where the name of the object is dependant on the nature of the underlying objects.OutputStream
getOutputStream()
This method returns anOutputStream
where the data can be written and throws the appropriate exception if it can not do so.
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Method Detail
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getInputStream
InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException
This method returns anInputStream
representing the data and throws the appropriate exception if it can not do so. Note that a newInputStream
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
- Throws:
IOException
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getOutputStream
OutputStream getOutputStream() throws IOException
This method returns anOutputStream
where the data can be written and throws the appropriate exception if it can not do so. Note that a newOutputStream
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
- Throws:
IOException
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getContentType
String getContentType()
This method returns the MIME type of the data in the form of a string. It should always return a valid type. It is suggested that getContentType return "application/octet-stream" if the DataSource implementation can not determine the data type.- Returns:
- the MIME Type
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getName
String getName()
Return the name of this object where the name of the object is dependant on the nature of the underlying objects. DataSources encapsulating files may choose to return the filename of the object. (Typically this would be the last component of the filename, not an entire pathname.)- Returns:
- the name of the object.
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