ContentData (Alfresco 5.1.4.1 Public Java API)

Method Summary
static ContentData	createContentProperty(String contentPropertyStr) Construct a content property from a string
boolean	equals(Object obj)
String	getContentUrl()
String	getEncoding() Gets the content's encoding.
String	getInfoUrl()
Locale	getLocale() Get the content's locale.
String	getMimetype() Gets content's mimetype.
long	getSize() Get the content's size
static boolean	hasContent(ContentData contentData) Helper method to determine if the data represents any physical content or not.
int	hashCode()
static ContentData	setEncoding(ContentData existing, String encoding) Constructs a new instance using the existing one as a template, but replacing the encoding.
static ContentData	setMimetype(ContentData existing, String mimetype) Constructs a new instance using the existing one as a template, but replacing the mimetype
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ContentData

protected ContentData(ContentData original)

Copy constructor for derived class

Parameters:

original - the object to copy

ContentData

public ContentData(String contentUrl,
                   String mimetype,
                   long size,
                   String encoding)

Create a content data using the default locale.

ContentData

public ContentData(String contentUrl,
                   String mimetype,
                   long size,
                   String encoding,
                   Locale locale)

Create a compound set of data representing a single instance of content.

In order to ensure data integrity, the mimetype must be set if the content URL is set.

Parameters:

contentUrl - the content URL. If this value is non-null, then the mimetype must be supplied.

mimetype - the content mimetype. This is mandatory if the contentUrl is specified.

size - the content size.

encoding - the content encoding. This is mandatory if the contentUrl is specified.

locale - the locale of the content (may be null). If null, the default locale will be used.

Method Detail

createContentProperty

public static ContentData createContentProperty(String contentPropertyStr)

Construct a content property from a string

Parameters:

contentPropertyStr - the string representing the content details

Returns:

Returns a bean version of the string

setMimetype

public static ContentData setMimetype(ContentData existing,
String mimetype)

Constructs a new instance using the existing one as a template, but replacing the mimetype

Parameters:

existing - an existing set of content data, null to use default values

mimetype - the mimetype to set

Returns:

Returns a new, immutable instance of the data

setEncoding

public static ContentData setEncoding(ContentData existing,
String encoding)

Constructs a new instance using the existing one as a template, but replacing the encoding.

Parameters:

existing - an existing set of content data, null to use default values

encoding - the encoding to set

Returns:

Returns a new, immutable instance of the data

hasContent

public static boolean hasContent(ContentData contentData)

Helper method to determine if the data represents any physical content or not.

This method only cares if there is a binary (content URL) and makes no assumptions about the length of the binary.

Parameters:

contentData - the content to check (may be null)

Returns:

true if the content URL is non-null i.e. there is a binary available

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

Returns a string of form: contentUrl=xxx|mimetype=xxx|size=xxx|encoding=xxx|locale=xxx

getInfoUrl

public String getInfoUrl()

Returns:

Returns a URL containing information on the content including the mimetype, locale, encoding and size, the string is returned in the form: contentUrl=xxx|mimetype=xxx|size=xxx|encoding=xxx|locale=xxx

getContentUrl

public String getContentUrl()

Returns:

Returns a URL identifying the specific location of the content. The URL must identify, within the context of the originating content store, the exact location of the content.

Throws:

ContentIOException

getMimetype

public String getMimetype()

Gets content's mimetype.

Returns:

Returns a standard mimetype for the content or null if the mimetype is unkown

getSize

public long getSize()

Get the content's size

Returns:

Returns the size of the content