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17 package org.apache.commons.fileupload;
18
19 import java.util.Iterator;
20
21 /**
22 * <p> This class provides support for accessing the headers for a file or form
23 * item that was received within a <code>multipart/form-data</code> POST
24 * request.</p>
25 *
26 * @since 1.2.1
27 *
28 * @version $Id$
29 */
30 public interface FileItemHeaders {
31
32 /**
33 * Returns the value of the specified part header as a <code>String</code>.
34 *
35 * If the part did not include a header of the specified name, this method
36 * return <code>null</code>. If there are multiple headers with the same
37 * name, this method returns the first header in the item. The header
38 * name is case insensitive.
39 *
40 * @param name a <code>String</code> specifying the header name
41 * @return a <code>String</code> containing the value of the requested
42 * header, or <code>null</code> if the item does not have a header
43 * of that name
44 */
45 String getHeader(String name);
46
47 /**
48 * <p>
49 * Returns all the values of the specified item header as an
50 * <code>Iterator</code> of <code>String</code> objects.
51 * </p>
52 * <p>
53 * If the item did not include any headers of the specified name, this
54 * method returns an empty <code>Iterator</code>. The header name is
55 * case insensitive.
56 * </p>
57 *
58 * @param name a <code>String</code> specifying the header name
59 * @return an <code>Iterator</code> containing the values of the
60 * requested header. If the item does not have any headers of
61 * that name, return an empty <code>Iterator</code>
62 */
63 Iterator<String> getHeaders(String name);
64
65 /**
66 * <p>
67 * Returns an <code>Iterator</code> of all the header names.
68 * </p>
69 *
70 * @return an <code>Iterator</code> containing all of the names of
71 * headers provided with this file item. If the item does not have
72 * any headers return an empty <code>Iterator</code>
73 */
74 Iterator<String> getHeaderNames();
75
76 }