/* * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package net.jforum.util.legacy.commons.fileupload; /** * <p>A factory interface for creating {@link FileItem} instances. Factories * can provide their own custom configuration, over and above that provided * by the default file upload implementation.</p> * * @author <a href="mailto:martinc@apache.org">Martin Cooper</a> * * @version $Id: FileItemFactory.java,v 1.3 2005/07/26 03:04:59 rafaelsteil Exp $ */ public interface FileItemFactory { /** * Create a new {@link FileItem} instance from the supplied parameters and * any local factory configuration. * * @param fieldName The name of the form field. * @param contentType The content type of the form field. * @param isFormField <code>true</code> if this is a plain form field; * <code>false</code> otherwise. * @param fileName The name of the uploaded file, if any, as supplied * by the browser or other client. * * @return The newly created file item. */ FileItem createItem( String fieldName, String contentType, boolean isFormField, String fileName ); }