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package org.springframework.web.multipart;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
/**
* This interface defines the multipart request access operations
* that are exposed for actual multipart requests. It is extended
* by {@link MultipartHttpServletRequest} and the Portlet
* {@link org.springframework.web.portlet.multipart.MultipartActionRequest}.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @since 2.5.2
*/
public interface MultipartRequest {
/**
* Return an {@link java.util.Iterator} of String objects containing the
* parameter names of the multipart files contained in this request. These
* are the field names of the form (like with normal parameters), not the
* original file names.
* @return the names of the files
*/
Iterator<String> getFileNames();
/**
* Return the contents plus description of an uploaded file in this request,
* or <code>null</code> if it does not exist.
* @param name a String specifying the parameter name of the multipart file
* @return the uploaded content in the form of a {@link MultipartFile} object
*/
MultipartFile getFile(String name);
/**
* Return the contents plus description of uploaded files in this request,
* or an empty list if it does not exist.
* @param name a String specifying the parameter name of the multipart file
* @return the uploaded content in the form of a {@link MultipartFile} list
* @since 3.0
*/
List<MultipartFile> getFiles(String name);
/**
* Return a {@link java.util.Map} of the multipart files contained in this request.
* @return a map containing the parameter names as keys, and the
* {@link MultipartFile} objects as values
*/
Map<String, MultipartFile> getFileMap();
/**
* Return a {@link MultiValueMap} of the multipart files contained in this request.
* @return a map containing the parameter names as keys, and a list of
* {@link MultipartFile} objects as values
* @since 3.0
*/
MultiValueMap<String, MultipartFile> getMultiFileMap();
}
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