Interface DataContentHandler

public interface DataContentHandler

Provider that can convert streams to objects and vice versa.

Method Summary

Object

getContent(DataSource ds): Returns an object representing the data in its most preferred form.

Object

getTransferData(DataFlavor df, DataSource ds): Returns an object representing the data to be transferred.

DataFlavor[]

getTransferDataFlavors(): Returns a list of the flavors that data can be provided in, ordered by preference.

void

writeTo(Object obj, String mimeType, OutputStream os): Writes the object as a stream of bytes.

Method Details

getContent

public Object getContent(DataSource ds)
 throws IOException

Returns an object representing the data in its most preferred form.
Parameters:
ds - the data source of the data to be converted

getTransferData

public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor df,
 DataSource ds)
 throws UnsupportedFlavorException,
 IOException

Returns an object representing the data to be transferred.
Parameters:
df - the flavor representing the requested type
ds - the data source of the data to be converted

getTransferDataFlavors

public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()

Returns a list of the flavors that data can be provided in, ordered by preference.

writeTo

public void writeTo(Object obj,
 String mimeType,
 OutputStream os)
 throws IOException

Writes the object as a stream of bytes.
Parameters:
obj - the object to convert
mimeType - the MIME type of the stream
os - the byte stream

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