net.sf.click.control
Class FileField

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.click.control.AbstractControl
      net.sf.click.control.Field
          net.sf.click.control.FileField

All Implemented Interfaces:

Control, Serializable

public class FileField

extends Field

Provides a File Field control: <input type='file'>.

File Field

The FileField control uses the Jakarta Commons FileUpload library to provide file processing functionality.

Note Browsers enforce the JavaScript value property as readonly to prevent script based stealing of users files.

You can make the file field invisible by setting the CSS display attribute, for example:

 <form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <input type="file" name="myfile" style="display:none" onchange="fileName=this.value">
    <input type="button" value="open file" onclick="myfile.click()">
    <input type="button" value="show value" onclick="alert(fileName)">
 </form> 

Please also see the references:

• Apache Commons - Using FileUpload
• RFC 1867 - Form-based File Upload in HTML
• Jukka Korpela - File input (or "upload") in HTML forms
• SDN - INPUT TYPE="FILE" and your options...

Author:

Malcolm Edgar

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected FileItem	fileItem The DefaultFileItem after processing a file upload request.
protected int	size The text field size attribute.
protected static String	VALIDATE_FILEFIELD_FUNCTION The field validation JavaScript function template.

Fields inherited from class net.sf.click.control.Field

disabled, error, focus, form, help, label, readonly, required, tabindex, title, validate, value

Fields inherited from class net.sf.click.control.AbstractControl

actionListener, attributes, listener, listenerMethod, messages, name, parent, styles

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.click.Control

CONTROL_MESSAGES

Constructor Summary

FileField()
Create an FileField with no name defined.

FileField(String name)
Construct the FileField with the given name.

FileField(String name, boolean required)
Construct the FileField with the given name and required status.

FileField(String name, String label)
Construct the FileField with the given name and label.

FileField(String name, String label, boolean required)
Construct the FileField with the given name, label and required status.

FileField(String name, String label, int size)
Construct the FileField with the given name, label and size.

Method Summary

void	bindRequestValue() Set the fileItem property from the multi-part form data submission.
int	getControlSizeEst() Return the estimated rendered control size in characters.
FileItem	getFileItem() Return the FileItem after processing the request, or null otherwise.
int	getSize() Return the field size.
String	getTag() Return the FileFields's html tag: input.
String	getType() Return the input type: 'file'.
String	getValidationJavaScript() Return the FileField JavaScript client side validation function.
void	render(HtmlStringBuffer buffer) Render the HTML representation of the FileField.
void	setSize(int size) Set the field size.
void	validate() Validate the FileField request submission.

Methods inherited from class net.sf.click.control.Field

getError, getErrorLabel, getFocus, getFocusJavaScript, getForm, getHelp, getId, getLabel, getRequestValue, getTabIndex, getTextAlign, getTitle, getValidate, getValue, getValueObject, getWidth, isDisabled, isHidden, isReadonly, isRequired, isValid, onInit, onProcess, setDisabled, setError, setErrorMessage, setErrorMessage, setErrorMessage, setErrorMessage, setFocus, setForm, setHelp, setLabel, setListener, setReadonly, setRequired, setTabIndex, setTextAlign, setTitle, setValidate, setValue, setValueObject, setWidth

Methods inherited from class net.sf.click.control.AbstractControl

addStyleClass, appendAttributes, getActionListener, getAttribute, getAttributes, getContext, getHtmlImports, getMessage, getMessage, getMessage, getMessages, getName, getPage, getParent, getStyle, getStyles, hasAttribute, hasAttributes, hasStyles, onDeploy, onDestroy, onRender, registerActionEvent, removeStyleClass, renderTagBegin, renderTagEnd, setActionListener, setAttribute, setId, setName, setParent, setStyle, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

VALIDATE_FILEFIELD_FUNCTION

protected static final String VALIDATE_FILEFIELD_FUNCTION

The field validation JavaScript function template. The function template arguments are:

• 0 - is the field id
• 1 - is the Field required status
• 2 - is the localized error message

See Also:

Constant Field Values

size

protected int size

The text field size attribute. The default size is 20.

fileItem

protected FileItem fileItem

The DefaultFileItem after processing a file upload request.

Constructor Detail

FileField

public FileField(String name)

Construct the FileField with the given name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the field

FileField

public FileField(String name,
                 boolean required)

Construct the FileField with the given name and required status.

Parameters:

name - the name of the field

required - the field required status

FileField

public FileField(String name,
                 String label)

Construct the FileField with the given name and label.

Parameters:

name - the name of the field

label - the label of the field

FileField

public FileField(String name,
                 String label,
                 boolean required)

Construct the FileField with the given name, label and required status.

Parameters:

name - the name of the field

label - the label of the field

required - the required status

FileField

public FileField(String name,
                 String label,
                 int size)

Construct the FileField with the given name, label and size.

Parameters:

name - the name of the field

label - the label of the field

size - the size of the field

FileField

public FileField()

Create an FileField with no name defined.

Please note the control's name must be defined before it is valid.

Method Detail

getTag

public String getTag()

Return the FileFields's html tag: input.

Overrides:

getTag in class AbstractControl

Returns:

this controls html tag

See Also:

AbstractControl.getTag()

getFileItem

public FileItem getFileItem()

Return the FileItem after processing the request, or null otherwise.

Returns:

the FileItem after processing a request

getSize

public int getSize()

Return the field size.

Returns:

the field size

setSize

public void setSize(int size)

Set the field size.

Parameters:

size - the field size

getType

public String getType()

Return the input type: 'file'.

Returns:

the input type: 'file'

getValidationJavaScript

public String getValidationJavaScript()

Return the FileField JavaScript client side validation function.

Overrides:

getValidationJavaScript in class Field

Returns:

the field JavaScript client side validation function

bindRequestValue

public void bindRequestValue()

Set the fileItem property from the multi-part form data submission.

Overrides:

bindRequestValue in class Field

getControlSizeEst

public int getControlSizeEst()

Description copied from class: AbstractControl

Return the estimated rendered control size in characters.

Overrides:

getControlSizeEst in class AbstractControl

Returns:

the estimated rendered control size in characters

See Also:

AbstractControl.getControlSizeEst()

render

public void render(HtmlStringBuffer buffer)

Render the HTML representation of the FileField.

Specified by:

render in interface Control

Overrides:

render in class AbstractControl

Parameters:

buffer - the specified buffer to render the control's output to

See Also:

AbstractControl.toString()

validate

public void validate()

Validate the FileField request submission.

A field error message is displayed if a validation error occurs. These messages are defined in the resource bundle:

• /click-control.properties
  • file-required-error

Overrides:

validate in class Field