org.mentawai.filter

Class FileUploadFilter

java.lang.Object

org.mentawai.filter.FileUploadFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

public class FileUploadFilter
extends Object
implements Filter

A filter for handling File Upload that uses the Jakarta Commons FileUpload library. An org.apache.commons.fileupload.FileItem will be placed in the action input.

Author:

Sergio Oliveira Jr.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
FileUploadFilter()
FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize)
FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize, int maxSizeToThrowError)
FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize, int maxSizeToThrowError, String tempDirInsideWebInf)
FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize, String tempDirInsideWebInf)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	destroy() Gives a chance to the filter to deallocalte any resources before it is destroyed.
String	filter(InvocationChain chain) Executes the filter.
protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest	getRequest(Action action) Because we are using the FileUpload from Jakarta Commons, and because it requires the HttpServletRequest, there is nothing we can do about it besides fetching the HttpServletRequest and giving it to the FileUpload class.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileUploadFilter

public FileUploadFilter()

FileUploadFilter

public FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize)

FileUploadFilter

public FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize,
                int maxSizeToThrowError)

FileUploadFilter

public FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize,
                String tempDirInsideWebInf)

FileUploadFilter

public FileUploadFilter(int maxInMemorySize,
                int maxSizeToThrowError,
                String tempDirInsideWebInf)

Method Detail

getRequest

protected javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest getRequest(Action action)

Because we are using the FileUpload from Jakarta Commons, and because it requires the HttpServletRequest, there is nothing we can do about it besides fetching the HttpServletRequest and giving it to the FileUpload class.

Returns:

The HttpServletRequest of the current request!

filter

public String filter(InvocationChain chain)
              throws Exception

Description copied from interface: Filter

Executes the filter.

Specified by:

filter in interface Filter

Parameters:

chain - The InvocationChain for the action this filter is being applied to.

Returns:

The result of the filter or the action the filter is being applied to.

Throws:

Exception

destroy

public void destroy()

Description copied from interface: Filter

Gives a chance to the filter to deallocalte any resources before it is destroyed. This is called when the web application is stopped, in other words, this has nothing to do with garbage collection.

Specified by:

destroy in interface Filter

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object