Package javax.mail.util

Class ByteArrayDataSource

java.lang.Object

javax.mail.util.ByteArrayDataSource

All Implemented Interfaces:

javax.activation.DataSource

public class ByteArrayDataSource
extends Object
implements javax.activation.DataSource

A DataSource backed by a byte array. The byte array may be passed in directly, or may be initialized from an InputStream or a String.

Since:

JavaMail 1.4

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ByteArrayDataSource(byte[] data, String type)	Create a ByteArrayDataSource with data from the specified byte array and with the specified MIME type.
ByteArrayDataSource(InputStream is, String type)	Create a ByteArrayDataSource with data from the specified InputStream and with the specified MIME type.
ByteArrayDataSource(String data, String type)	Create a ByteArrayDataSource with data from the specified String and with the specified MIME type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getContentType()	Get the MIME content type of the data.
InputStream	getInputStream()	Return an InputStream for the data.
String	getName()	Get the name of the data.
OutputStream	getOutputStream()	Return an OutputStream for the data.
void	setName(String name)	Set the name of the data.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ByteArrayDataSource

public ByteArrayDataSource(InputStream is,
 String type)
                    throws IOException

Create a ByteArrayDataSource with data from the specified InputStream and with the specified MIME type. The InputStream is read completely and the data is stored in a byte array.

Parameters:

is - the InputStream

type - the MIME type

Throws:

IOException - errors reading the stream

ByteArrayDataSource

public ByteArrayDataSource(byte[] data,
 String type)

Create a ByteArrayDataSource with data from the specified byte array and with the specified MIME type.

Parameters:

data - the data

type - the MIME type

ByteArrayDataSource

public ByteArrayDataSource(String data,
 String type)
                    throws IOException

Create a ByteArrayDataSource with data from the specified String and with the specified MIME type. The MIME type should include a charset parameter specifying the charset to be used for the string. If the parameter is not included, the default charset is used.

Parameters:

data - the String

type - the MIME type

Throws:

IOException - errors reading the String

Method Details

getInputStream

public InputStream getInputStream()
                           throws IOException

Return an InputStream for the data. Note that a new stream is returned each time this method is called.

Specified by:

getInputStream in interface javax.activation.DataSource

Returns:

the InputStream

Throws:

IOException - if no data has been set

getOutputStream

public OutputStream getOutputStream()
                             throws IOException

Return an OutputStream for the data. Writing the data is not supported; an IOException is always thrown.

Specified by:

getOutputStream in interface javax.activation.DataSource

Throws:

IOException - always

getContentType

public String getContentType()

Get the MIME content type of the data.

Specified by:

getContentType in interface javax.activation.DataSource

Returns:

the MIME type

getName

public String getName()

Get the name of the data. By default, an empty string ("") is returned.

Specified by:

getName in interface javax.activation.DataSource

Returns:

the name of this data

setName

public void setName(String name)

Set the name of the data.

Parameters:

name - the name of this data