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package org.apache.http.entity;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;

import org.apache.http.util.Args;

A self contained, repeatable entity that obtains its content from a file.
Since:4.0
/** * A self contained, repeatable entity that obtains its content from a file. * * @since 4.0 */
public class FileEntity extends AbstractHttpEntity implements Cloneable { protected final File file;
Creates a new instance.
Params:
  • file – The file to serve.
  • contentType – The content type for the given file.
Deprecated:(4.1.3) FileEntity(File, ContentType)
/** * Creates a new instance. * * @param file The file to serve. * @param contentType The content type for the given {@code file}. * * @deprecated (4.1.3) {@link #FileEntity(File, ContentType)} */
@Deprecated public FileEntity(final File file, final String contentType) { super(); this.file = Args.notNull(file, "File"); setContentType(contentType); }
Creates a new instance.
Params:
  • file – The file to serve.
  • contentType – The content type for the given file.
Since:4.2
/** * Creates a new instance. * * @param file The file to serve. * @param contentType The content type for the given {@code file}. * * @since 4.2 */
public FileEntity(final File file, final ContentType contentType) { super(); this.file = Args.notNull(file, "File"); if (contentType != null) { setContentType(contentType.toString()); } }
Creates a new instance.
Params:
  • file – The file to serve.
Since:4.2
/** * Creates a new instance. * * @param file The file to serve. * * @since 4.2 */
public FileEntity(final File file) { super(); this.file = Args.notNull(file, "File"); } @Override public boolean isRepeatable() { return true; } @Override public long getContentLength() { return this.file.length(); } @Override public InputStream getContent() throws IOException { return new FileInputStream(this.file); } @Override public void writeTo(final OutputStream outStream) throws IOException { Args.notNull(outStream, "Output stream"); final InputStream inStream = new FileInputStream(this.file); try { final byte[] tmp = new byte[OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE]; int l; while ((l = inStream.read(tmp)) != -1) { outStream.write(tmp, 0, l); } outStream.flush(); } finally { inStream.close(); } }
Tells that this entity is not streaming.
Returns:false
/** * Tells that this entity is not streaming. * * @return {@code false} */
@Override public boolean isStreaming() { return false; } @Override public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException { // File instance is considered immutable // No need to make a copy of it return super.clone(); } } // class FileEntity