org.restlet.ext.html
Class FormData

java.lang.Object
  org.restlet.ext.html.FormData

All Implemented Interfaces:

NamedValue<String>

public class FormData
extends Object
implements NamedValue<String>

HTML form data composed of a name and a value. The value is typically a string but can also be a full fledged representation for multipart form (such as a binary file uploaded).

Author:

Jerome Louvel

Constructor Summary

FormData(NamedValue<String> namedValue)
Constructor.

FormData(String name, Representation valueRepresentation)
Constructor.

FormData(String name, String value)
Constructor.

Method Summary

void	encode(Appendable buffer, boolean queryString) Encodes the parameter into the target buffer.
String	encode(boolean queryString) Encodes the parameter as a string.
Disposition	getDisposition() Returns the content disposition of the value representation.
String	getFilename() Returns the file name of the value representation.
MediaType	getMediaType() Returns the media type of the value representation.
String	getName() Returns the name of the associated form control.
String	getValue() Returns the textual value of the associated form control.
Representation	getValueRepresentation() Returns the value of the associated form control, either textual or binary.
void	setName(String name) Sets the name of the associated form control.
void	setValue(String value) Sets the textual value of the associated form control.
void	setValueRepresentation(Representation valueRepresentation) Sets the value of the associated form control as a full fledged representation.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FormData

public FormData(NamedValue<String> namedValue)

Constructor.

Parameters:

namedValue -

FormData

public FormData(String name,
                Representation valueRepresentation)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name -

valueRepresentation -

FormData

public FormData(String name,
                String value)

Constructor.

Parameters:

name -

value -

Method Detail

encode

public String encode(boolean queryString)
              throws IOException

Encodes the parameter as a string.

Parameters:

queryString - True if the target is a query string.

Returns:

The encoded string.

Throws:

IOException

encode

public void encode(Appendable buffer,
                   boolean queryString)
            throws IOException

Encodes the parameter into the target buffer.

Parameters:

buffer - The target buffer.

queryString - True if the target is a query string.

Throws:

IOException

getDisposition

public Disposition getDisposition()

Returns the content disposition of the value representation.

Returns:

The content disposition of the value representation.

getFilename

public String getFilename()

Returns the file name of the value representation. To get this information, the Disposition.getFilename() method is invoked.

Returns:

The file name of the value representation.

getMediaType

public MediaType getMediaType()

Returns the media type of the value representation.

Returns:

The media type of the value representation.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of the associated form control.

Specified by:

getName in interface NamedValue<String>

Returns:

The name of the associated form control.

getValue

public String getValue()

Returns the textual value of the associated form control.

Specified by:

getValue in interface NamedValue<String>

Returns:

The textual value of the associated form control.

getValueRepresentation

public Representation getValueRepresentation()

Returns the value of the associated form control, either textual or binary.

Returns:

The value of the associated form control.

setName

public void setName(String name)

Sets the name of the associated form control.

Parameters:

name - The name of the associated form control.

setValue

public void setValue(String value)

Sets the textual value of the associated form control.

Specified by:

setValue in interface NamedValue<String>

Parameters:

value - The textual value of the associated form control.

setValueRepresentation

public void setValueRepresentation(Representation valueRepresentation)

Sets the value of the associated form control as a full fledged representation.

Parameters:

valueRepresentation - The value of the associated form control.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object