InputFile (OmniFaces 3.8 API)

java.lang.Object
- javax.faces.component.UIComponent
- - javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase
  - - javax.faces.component.UIOutput
    - - javax.faces.component.UIInput
      - javax.faces.component.html.HtmlInputFile
        
        org.omnifaces.component.input.InputFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

EventListener, ClientBehaviorHolder, EditableValueHolder, PartialStateHolder, StateHolder, TransientStateHolder, ValueHolder, ComponentSystemEventListener, FacesListener, SystemEventListenerHolder
```
public class InputFile
extends HtmlInputFile
```
The <o:inputFile> is a component that extends the standard <h:inputFile> and adds support for multiple, directory, accept and maxsize attributes, along with built-in server side validation on accept and maxsize attributes. Additionally, it makes sure that the value of HTML file input element is never rendered. The standard <h:inputFile> renders Part#toString() to it which is unnecessary.
Usage

You can use it the same way as <h:inputFile>, you only need to change h: into o: to get the extra support for multiple, directory and accept attributes. Here's are some usage examples.
Single file selection

It is basically not different from <h:inputFile>. You might as good use it instead.
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile value="#{bean.file}" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
 </h:form>
 
```
```
 private Part file; // +getter+setter

 public void upload() {
     if (file != null) {
         String name = Servlets.getSubmittedFileName(file);
         String type = file.getContentType();
         long size = file.getSize();
         InputStream content = file.getInputStream();
         // ...
     }
 }
 
```
Note that it's strongly recommended to use Servlets.getSubmittedFileName(Part) to obtain the submitted file name to make sure that any path is stripped off. Some browsers are known to incorrectly include the client side path or even a fake path along with the file name.
Multiple file selection

The multiple attribute can be set to true to enable multiple file selection. With this setting the enduser can use control/command/shift keys to select multiple files.
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile value="#{bean.files}" multiple="true" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
 </h:form>
 
```
```
 private List<Part> files; // +getter+setter

 public void upload() {
     if (files != null) {
         for (Part file : files) {
             String name = Servlets.getSubmittedFileName(file);
             String type = file.getContentType();
             long size = file.getSize();
             InputStream content = file.getInputStream();
             // ...
         }
     }
 }
 
```
Folder selection

The directory attribute can be set to true to enable folder selection. This implicitly also sets multiple attribute to true and renders an additional webkitdirectory attribute to HTML for better browser compatibility.
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile value="#{bean.files}" directory="true" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
 </h:form>
 
```
```
 private List<Part> files; // +getter+setter

 public void upload() {
     if (files != null) {
         for (Part file : files) {
             String name = Servlets.getSubmittedFileName(file);
             String type = file.getContentType();
             long size = file.getSize();
             InputStream content = file.getInputStream();
             // ...
         }
     }
 }
 
```
Do note that this does not send physical folders, but only files contained in those folders.
Media type filtering

The accept attribute can be set with a comma separated string of media types of files to filter in browse dialog. An overview of all registered media types can be found at IANA.
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile id="file" value="#{bean.losslessImageFile}" accept="image/png,image/gif" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
     <h:message for="file" />
 </h:form>
 
```
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile id="file" value="#{bean.anyImageFile}" accept="image/*" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
     <h:message for="file" />
 </h:form>
 
```
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile id="file" value="#{bean.anyMediaFile}" accept="audio/*,image/*,video/*" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
     <h:message for="file" />
 </h:form>
 
```
This will also be validated in the server side using a built-in validator. Do note that the accept attribute only filters in client side and validates in server side based on the file extension, and this does thus not strictly validate the file's actual content. To cover that as well, you should in the bean's action method parse the file's actual content using the tool suited for the specific media type, such as ImageIO#read() for image files, and then checking if it returns the expected result.
The default message for server side validation of accept attribute is:
{0}: Media type of file ''{1}'' does not match ''{2}''

Where {0} is the component's label and {1} is the submitted file name and {2} is the value of accept attribute.
You can override the default message by the acceptMessage attribute:
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile id="file" value="#{bean.anyImageFile}" accept="image/*" acceptMessage="File {1} is unacceptable!" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
     <h:message for="file" />
 </h:form>
 
```
Or by the custom message bundle file as identified by <application><message-bundle> in faces-config.xml. The message key is org.omnifaces.component.input.InputFile.accept.
```
 org.omnifaces.component.input.InputFile.accept = File {1} is unacceptable!
 
```
File size validation

The maxsize attribute can be set with the maximum file size in bytes which will be validated on each selected file in the client side if the client supports HTML5 File API. This validation will be performed by custom JavaScript in client side instead of by JSF in server side. This only requires that there is a <h:message> or <h:messages> component and that it has its id set.
```
 <o:inputFile id="file" ... />
 <h:message id="messageForFile" for="file" /> 
 
```
This way the client side can trigger JSF via an ajax request to update the message component with the client side validation message. Noted should be that the file(s) will not be sent, hereby saving network bandwidth.
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile id="file" value="#{bean.file}" maxsize="#{10 * 1024 * 1024}" /> 
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
     <h:message id="messageForFile" for="file" />
 </h:form>
 
```
This will also be validated in the server side using a built-in validator.
The default message for both client side and server side validation of maxsize attribute is:
{0}: Size of file ''{1}'' is larger than maximum of {2}

Where {0} is the component's label and {1} is the submitted file name and {2} is the value of maxsize attribute.
You can override the default message by the maxsizeMessage attribute:
```
 <h:form enctype="multipart/form-data">
     <o:inputFile id="file" value="#{bean.file}" maxsize="#{10 * 1024 * 1024}" maxsizeMessage="File {1} is too big!" />
     <h:commandButton value="Upload" action="#{bean.upload}" />
     <h:message id="messageForFile" for="file" />
 </h:form>
 
```
Or by the custom message bundle file as identified by <application><message-bundle> in faces-config.xml. The message key is org.omnifaces.component.input.InputFile.maxsize.
```
 org.omnifaces.component.input.InputFile.maxsize = File {1} is too big!
 
```
Since:

2.5

Author:

Bauke Scholtz

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field and Description

static String COMPONENT_TYPE
- Fields inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIInput
  ALWAYS_PERFORM_VALIDATION_WHEN_REQUIRED_IS_TRUE, COMPONENT_FAMILY, CONVERSION_MESSAGE_ID, EMPTY_STRING_AS_NULL_PARAM_NAME, REQUIRED_MESSAGE_ID, UPDATE_MESSAGE_ID, VALIDATE_EMPTY_FIELDS_PARAM_NAME
- Fields inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponent
  ATTRS_WITH_DECLARED_DEFAULT_VALUES, BEANINFO_KEY, bindings, COMPOSITE_COMPONENT_TYPE_KEY, COMPOSITE_FACET_NAME, CURRENT_COMPONENT, CURRENT_COMPOSITE_COMPONENT, FACETS_KEY, HONOR_CURRENT_COMPONENT_ATTRIBUTES_PARAM_NAME, VIEW_LOCATION_KEY

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static String`	`COMPONENT_TYPE`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

InputFile()

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`InputFile()`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`decode(FacesContext context)` This override checks if client side validation on maxsize has failed and if multi file upload is enabled.
`void`	`encodeEnd(FacesContext context)` This override will render `multiple`, `directory` and `accept` attributes accordingly.
`String`	`getAccept()` Returns comma separated string of mime types of files to filter in client side file browse dialog.
`String`	`getAcceptMessage()` Returns validation message to be displayed when the condition in `accept` attribute is violated.
`protected Object`	`getConvertedValue(FacesContext context, Object submittedValue)` This override will convert the individual parts if multi file upload is enabled and collect only non-null parts having a non-empty file name and a file size above zero.
`Long`	`getMaxsize()` Returns maximum size in bytes for each selected file.
`String`	`getMaxsizeMessage()` Returns validation message to be displayed when the condition in `maxsize` attribute is violated.
`Object`	`getValue()` This override returns null during render response as it doesn't make sense to render `Part#toString()` as value of file input, moreover it's for HTML security reasons discouraged to prefill the value of a file input even though browsers will ignore it.
`boolean`	`isDirectory()` Returns whether or not to enable directory selection.
`boolean`	`isMultiple()` Returns whether or not to allow multiple file selection.
`void`	`setAccept(String accept)` Sets comma separated string of media types of files to filter in client side file browse dialog.
`void`	`setAcceptMessage(String acceptMessage)` Sets validation message to be displayed when the condition in `accept` attribute is violated.
`void`	`setDirectory(boolean directory)` Sets whether or not to enable directory selection.
`void`	`setMaxsize(Long maxsize)` Sets maximum size in bytes for each selected file.
`void`	`setMaxsizeMessage(String maxsizeMessage)` Sets validation message to be displayed when the condition in `maxsize` attribute is violated.
`void`	`setMultiple(boolean multiple)` Sets whether or not to allow multiple file selection.
`protected void`	`validateHierarchy()` Validate the component hierarchy.
`protected void`	`validateValue(FacesContext context, Object convertedValue)` This override will server-side validate any `accept` and `maxsize` for each part.

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.html.HtmlInputFile
getAccesskey, getAlt, getAutocomplete, getDefaultEventName, getDir, getEventNames, getLabel, getLang, getMaxlength, getOnblur, getOnchange, getOnclick, getOndblclick, getOnfocus, getOnkeydown, getOnkeypress, getOnkeyup, getOnmousedown, getOnmousemove, getOnmouseout, getOnmouseover, getOnmouseup, getOnselect, getRole, getSize, getStyle, getStyleClass, getTabindex, getTitle, isDisabled, isReadonly, saveState, setAccesskey, setAlt, setAutocomplete, setDir, setDisabled, setLabel, setLang, setMaxlength, setOnblur, setOnchange, setOnclick, setOndblclick, setOnfocus, setOnkeydown, setOnkeypress, setOnkeyup, setOnmousedown, setOnmousemove, setOnmouseout, setOnmouseover, setOnmouseup, setOnselect, setReadonly, setRole, setSize, setStyle, setStyleClass, setTabindex, setTitle

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIOutput
getConverter, getLocalValue, setConverter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.faces.component.behavior.ClientBehaviorHolder
addClientBehavior, getClientBehaviors

Methods inherited from interface javax.faces.component.ValueHolder
getConverter, getLocalValue, setConverter

- Field Detail
  - COMPONENT_TYPE
```
public static final String COMPONENT_TYPE
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - InputFile
```
public InputFile()
```
- Method Detail
  - decode
```
public void decode(FacesContext context)
```
    This override checks if client side validation on maxsize has failed and if multi file upload is enabled. If client side validation on maxsize has failed, then it will render the message. If multi file upload is enabled, then it will set all parts as submitted value instead of only the last part as done in h:inputFile.
    
    Overrides:
    
    decode in class UIInput
  - getConvertedValue
```
protected Object getConvertedValue(FacesContext context,
                                   Object submittedValue)
```
    This override will convert the individual parts if multi file upload is enabled and collect only non-null parts having a non-empty file name and a file size above zero.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getConvertedValue in class UIInput
  - validateValue
```
protected void validateValue(FacesContext context,
                             Object convertedValue)
```
    This override will server-side validate any accept and maxsize for each part.
    
    Overrides:
    
    validateValue in class UIInput
  - getValue
```
public Object getValue()
```
    This override returns null during render response as it doesn't make sense to render Part#toString() as value of file input, moreover it's for HTML security reasons discouraged to prefill the value of a file input even though browsers will ignore it.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getValue in interface ValueHolder
    
    Overrides:
    
    getValue in class UIInput
  - encodeEnd
```
public void encodeEnd(FacesContext context)
               throws IOException
```
    This override will render multiple, directory and accept attributes accordingly. As the directory attribute is relatively new, for better browser compatibility the webkitdirectory attribute will also be written along it.
    They're written as passthrough attributes because in Mojarra the startElement() takes place in encodeEnd(FacesContext) instead of UIComponentBase.encodeBegin(FacesContext).
    
    Overrides:
    
    encodeEnd in class UIComponentBase
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException
  - validateHierarchy
```
protected void validateHierarchy()
```
    Validate the component hierarchy. This should only be called when project stage is Development.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalStateException - When component hierarchy is wrong.
  - isMultiple
```
public boolean isMultiple()
```
    Returns whether or not to allow multiple file selection. This implicitly defaults to true when directory attribute is true.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether or not to allow multiple file selection.
  - setMultiple
```
public void setMultiple(boolean multiple)
```
    Sets whether or not to allow multiple file selection.
    
    Parameters:
    
    multiple - Whether or not to allow multiple file selection.
  - isDirectory
```
public boolean isDirectory()
```
    Returns whether or not to enable directory selection.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether or not to enable directory selection.
  - setDirectory
```
public void setDirectory(boolean directory)
```
    Sets whether or not to enable directory selection. When true, this implicitly defaults the multiple attribute to true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    directory - Whether or not to enable directory selection.
  - getAccept
```
public String getAccept()
```
    Returns comma separated string of mime types of files to filter in client side file browse dialog. This is also validated in server side.
    
    Returns:
    
    Comma separated string of mime types of files to filter in client side file browse dialog.
  - setAccept
```
public void setAccept(String accept)
```
    Sets comma separated string of media types of files to filter in client side file browse dialog.
    
    Parameters:
    
    accept - Comma separated string of mime types of files to filter in client side file browse dialog.
  - getAcceptMessage
```
public String getAcceptMessage()
```
    Returns validation message to be displayed when the condition in accept attribute is violated.
    
    Returns:
    
    Validation message to be displayed when the condition in accept attribute is violated.
  - setAcceptMessage
```
public void setAcceptMessage(String acceptMessage)
```
    Sets validation message to be displayed when the condition in accept attribute is violated.
    
    Parameters:
    
    acceptMessage - Validation message to be displayed when the condition in accept attribute is violated.
  - getMaxsize
```
public Long getMaxsize()
```
    Returns maximum size in bytes for each selected file. This is validated in both client and server side.
    
    Returns:
    
    Maximum size in bytes for each selected file.
  - setMaxsize
```
public void setMaxsize(Long maxsize)
```
    Sets maximum size in bytes for each selected file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    maxsize - Maximum size in bytes for each selected file.
  - getMaxsizeMessage
```
public String getMaxsizeMessage()
```
    Returns validation message to be displayed when the condition in maxsize attribute is violated.
    
    Returns:
    
    Validation message to be displayed when the condition in maxsize attribute is violated.
  - setMaxsizeMessage
```
public void setMaxsizeMessage(String maxsizeMessage)
```
    Sets validation message to be displayed when the condition in maxsize attribute is violated.
    
    Parameters:
    
    maxsizeMessage - Validation message to be displayed when the condition in maxsize attribute is violated.

Class InputFile

Usage

Single file selection

Multiple file selection

Folder selection

Media type filtering

File size validation

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIInput

Fields inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponent

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.html.HtmlInputFile

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIInput

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIOutput

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase

Methods inherited from class javax.faces.component.UIComponent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface javax.faces.component.behavior.ClientBehaviorHolder

Methods inherited from interface javax.faces.component.ValueHolder

Field Detail

COMPONENT_TYPE

Constructor Detail

InputFile

Method Detail

decode

getConvertedValue

validateValue

getValue

encodeEnd

validateHierarchy

isMultiple

setMultiple

isDirectory

setDirectory

getAccept

setAccept

getAcceptMessage

setAcceptMessage

getMaxsize

setMaxsize

getMaxsizeMessage

setMaxsizeMessage