java.lang.Object | +--javax.activation.DataHandler
The DataHandler class provides a consistent interface to data available in many different sources and formats. It manages simple stream to string conversions and related operations using DataContentHandlers. It provides access to commands that can operate on the data. The commands are found using a CommandMap.
DataHandler and the Transferable Interface
DataHandler implements the Transferable interface so that data can be used in AWT data transfer operations, such as cut and paste and drag and drop. The implementation of the Transferable interface relies on the availability of an installed DataContentHandler object corresponding to the MIME type of the data represented in the specific instance of the DataHandler.
DataHandler and CommandMaps
The DataHandler keeps track of the current CommandMap that it uses to service requests for commands (getCommand
,getAllCommands
,getPreferredCommands
). Each instance of a DataHandler may have a CommandMap associated with it using thesetCommandMap
method. If a CommandMap was not set, DataHandler calls thegetDefaultCommandMap
method in CommandMap and uses the value it returns. SeeCommandMap for more information.
DataHandler and URLs
The current DataHandler implementation creates a private instance of URLDataSource when it is constructed with a URL.
CommandMap
,DataContentHandler
,DataSource
,URLDataSource
DataHandler(DataSource ds) Create a DataHandler instance referencing the specified DataSource. | |
DataHandler(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String mimeType) Create a DataHandler instance representing an object of this MIME type. | |
DataHandler(java.net.URL url) Create a DataHandler instance referencing a URL. |
getAllCommands() Return all the commands for this type of data. | |
getBean(CommandInfo cmdinfo) A convenience method that takes a CommandInfo object and instantiates the corresponding command, usually a JavaBean component. | |
getCommand(java.lang.String cmdName) Get the commandcmdName. | |
getContent() Return the data in its preferred Object form. | |
getContentType() Return the MIME type of this object as retrieved from the source object. | |
getDataSource() Return the DataSource associated with this instance of DataHandler. | |
getInputStream() Get the InputStream for this object. | |
getName() Return the name of the data object. | |
getOutputStream() Get an OutputStream for this DataHandler to allow overwriting the underlying data. | |
getPreferredCommands() Return thepreferred commands for this type of data. | |
getTransferData(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor) Returns an object that represents the data to be transferred. | |
getTransferDataFlavors() Return the DataFlavors in which this data is available. | |
isDataFlavorSupported(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor) Returns whether the specified data flavor is supported for this object. | |
setCommandMap(CommandMap commandMap) Set the CommandMap for use by this DataHandler. | |
setDataContentHandlerFactory(DataContentHandlerFactory newFactory) Sets the DataContentHandlerFactory. | |
writeTo(java.io.OutputStream os) Write the data to an OutputStream . |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
publicDataHandler(DataSource ds)
DataHandler
instance referencing the specified DataSource. The data exists in a byte stream form. The DataSource will provide an InputStream to access the data.ds
- the DataSourcepublicDataHandler(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String mimeType)
DataHandler
instance representing an object of this MIME type. This constructor is used when the application already has an in-memory representation of the data in the form of a Java Object.obj
- the Java ObjectmimeType
- the MIME type of the objectpublicDataHandler(java.net.URL url)
DataHandler
instance referencing a URL. The DataHandler internally creates aURLDataSource
instance to represent the URL.url
- a URL objectpublicDataSourcegetDataSource()
For DataHandlers that have been instantiated with a DataSource, this method returns the DataSource that was used to create the DataHandler object. In other cases the DataHandler constructs a DataSource from the data used to construct the DataHandler. DataSources created for DataHandlersnot instantiated with a DataSource are cached for performance reasons.
public java.lang.StringgetName()
DataSource.getName
method, otherwise it returnsnull.public java.lang.StringgetContentType()
public java.io.InputStreamgetInputStream() throws java.io.IOException
For DataHandlers instantiated with a DataSource, the DataHandler calls theDataSource.getInputStream
method and returns the result to the caller.
For DataHandlers instantiated with an Object, the DataHandler first attempts to find a DataContentHandler for the Object. If the DataHandler can not find a DataContentHandler for this MIME type, it throws an UnsupportedDataTypeException. If it is successful, it creates a pipe and a thread. The thread uses the DataContentHandler'swriteTo
method to write the stream data into one end of the pipe. The other end of the pipe is returned to the caller. Because a thread is created to copy the data, IOExceptions that may occur during the copy can not be propagated back to the caller. The result is an empty stream.
java.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occursDataContentHandler.writeTo(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String, java.io.OutputStream)
,UnsupportedDataTypeException
public voidwriteTo(java.io.OutputStream os) throws java.io.IOException
OutputStream
.If the DataHandler was created with a DataSource, writeTo retrieves the InputStream and copies the bytes from the InputStream to the OutputStream passed in.
If the DataHandler was created with an object, writeTo retrieves the DataContentHandler for the object's type. If the DataContentHandler was found, it calls thewriteTo
method on theDataContentHandler
.
os
- the OutputStream to write tojava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occurspublic java.io.OutputStreamgetOutputStream() throws java.io.IOException
getOutputStream
method is called. Otherwise,null
is returned.DataSource.getOutputStream()
,URLDataSource
public java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor[]getTransferDataFlavors()
Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data can be provided in. The array is usually ordered according to preference for providing the data, from most richly descriptive to least richly descriptive.
The DataHandler attempts to find a DataContentHandler that corresponds to the MIME type of the data. If one is located, the DataHandler calls the DataContentHandler'sgetTransferDataFlavors
method.
If a DataContentHandler cannot be located, and if the DataHandler was created with a DataSource (or URL), one DataFlavor is returned that represents this object's MIME type and thejava.io.InputStream
class. If the DataHandler was created with an object and a MIME type, getTransferDataFlavors returns one DataFlavor that represents this object's MIME type and the object's class.
getTransferDataFlavors
in interfacejava.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
DataContentHandler.getTransferDataFlavors()
public booleanisDataFlavorSupported(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor)
This method iterates through the DataFlavors returned fromgetTransferDataFlavors
, comparing each with the specified flavor.
isDataFlavorSupported
in interfacejava.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
flavor
- the requested flavor for the datagetTransferDataFlavors()
public java.lang.ObjectgetTransferData(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor flavor) throws java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException, java.io.IOException
For DataHandler's created with DataSources or URLs:
The DataHandler attempts to locate a DataContentHandler for this MIME type. If one is found, the passed in DataFlavor and the type of the data are passed to itsgetTransferData
method. If the DataHandler fails to locate a DataContentHandler and the flavor specifies this object's MIME type and thejava.io.InputStream
class, this object's InputStream is returned. Otherwise it throws an UnsupportedFlavorException.
For DataHandler's created with Objects:
The DataHandler attempts to locate a DataContentHandler for this MIME type. If one is found, the passed in DataFlavor and the type of the data are passed to its getTransferData method. If the DataHandler fails to locate a DataContentHandler and the flavor specifies this object's MIME type and its class, this DataHandler's referenced object is returned. Otherwise it throws an UnsupportedFlavorException.
getTransferData
in interfacejava.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
flavor
- the requested flavor for the datajava.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException
- if the data could not beconverted to the requested flavorjava.io.IOException
- if an I/O error occursActivationDataFlavor
public voidsetCommandMap(CommandMap commandMap)
null
causes the CommandMap to revert to the CommandMap returned by theCommandMap.getDefaultCommandMap
method. Changing the CommandMap, or setting it tonull
, clears out any data cached from the previous CommandMap.commandMap
- the CommandMap to use in this DataHandlerCommandMap.setDefaultCommandMap(javax.activation.CommandMap)
publicCommandInfo[]getPreferredCommands()
getPreferredCommands
method in the CommandMap associated with this instance of DataHandler. This method returns an array that represents a subset of available commands. In cases where multiple commands for the MIME type represented by this DataHandler are present, the installed CommandMap chooses the appropriate commands.CommandMap.getPreferredCommands(java.lang.String)
publicCommandInfo[]getAllCommands()
getAllCommands
method of the CommandMap associated with this DataHandler.CommandMap.getAllCommands(java.lang.String)
publicCommandInfogetCommand(java.lang.String cmdName)
getCommand
method of the CommandMap associated with this DataHandler.cmdName
- the command nameCommandMap.getCommand(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)
public java.lang.ObjectgetContent() throws java.io.IOException
If the DataHandler was instantiated with an object, return the object.
If the DataHandler was instantiated with a DataSource, this method uses a DataContentHandler to return the content object for the data represented by this DataHandler. If noDataContentHandler
can be found for the the type of this data, the DataHandler returns an InputStream for the data.
java.io.IOException
- if an IOException occurs during this operation.public java.lang.ObjectgetBean(CommandInfo cmdinfo)
This method calls the CommandInfo'sgetCommandObject
method with theClassLoader
used to load thejavax.activation.DataHandler
class itself.
cmdinfo
- the CommandInfo corresponding to a commandpublic static voidsetDataContentHandlerFactory(DataContentHandlerFactory newFactory)
If the DataContentHandlerFactory has already been set, this method throws an Error.
factory
- the DataContentHandlerFactoryjava.lang.Error
- if the factory has already been defined.DataContentHandlerFactory