com.google.api.client.http
Class FileContent

java.lang.Object
  com.google.api.client.http.AbstractInputStreamContent
      com.google.api.client.http.FileContent

All Implemented Interfaces:

HttpContent

public final class FileContent
extends AbstractInputStreamContent

Concrete implementation of AbstractInputStreamContent that generates repeatable input streams based on the contents of a file.

The AbstractInputStreamContent.type fields is required.

Sample use:

 
  private static void setRequestJpegContent(HttpRequest request, File jpegFile) {
    FileContent content = new FileContent(jpegFile);
    content.type = "image/jpeg";
    request.content = content;
  }
 
 

Since:

1.4

Author:

moshenko@google.com (Jacob Moshenko)

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.google.api.client.http.AbstractInputStreamContent

encoding, type

Constructor Summary

FileContent(File file)

Method Summary

protected InputStream	getInputStream() Return an input stream for the specific implementation type of AbstractInputStreamContent.
long	getLength() Returns the content length or less than zero if not known.
boolean	retrySupported() Returns whether or not retry is supported on this content type.

Methods inherited from class com.google.api.client.http.AbstractInputStreamContent

copy, getEncoding, getType, writeTo

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FileContent

public FileContent(File file)

Parameters:

file - File handle which will be used to create input streams.

Method Detail

getLength

public long getLength()

Description copied from interface: HttpContent

Returns the content length or less than zero if not known.

retrySupported

public boolean retrySupported()

Description copied from interface: HttpContent

Returns whether or not retry is supported on this content type. This is a backward incompatible change that affects versions prior to 1.4.

getInputStream

protected InputStream getInputStream()
                              throws FileNotFoundException

Description copied from class: AbstractInputStreamContent

Return an input stream for the specific implementation type of AbstractInputStreamContent. If the specific implementation will return true for HttpContent.retrySupported() this should be a factory function which will create a new InputStream from the source data whenever invoked.

Specified by:

getInputStream in class AbstractInputStreamContent

Throws:

FileNotFoundException