javax.activation
Interface DataContentHandler

public interface DataContentHandler

Provider that can convert streams to objects and vice versa.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getContent(DataSource ds) Returns an object representing the data in its most preferred form.
java.lang.Object	getTransferData(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor df, DataSource ds) Returns an object representing the data to be transferred.
java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor[]	getTransferDataFlavors() Returns a list of the flavors that data can be provided in, ordered by preference.
void	writeTo(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String mimeType, java.io.OutputStream os) Writes the object as a stream of bytes.

Method Detail

getTransferDataFlavors

public java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()

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

getTransferData

public java.lang.Object getTransferData(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor df,
                                        DataSource ds)
                                 throws java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException,
                                        java.io.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

Throws:

java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException

java.io.IOException

getContent

public java.lang.Object getContent(DataSource ds)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Returns an object representing the data in its most preferred form.

Parameters:

ds - the data source of the data to be converted

Throws:

java.io.IOException

writeTo

public void writeTo(java.lang.Object obj,
                    java.lang.String mimeType,
                    java.io.OutputStream os)
             throws java.io.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

Throws:

java.io.IOException