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iridescent
iridescent

Reputation: 305

Retrieve multiple form field parameters in a multipart enctype form

I have 2 normal text fields and 1 upload field to be parsed. The getFieldName(); as suggested in the Apache Tomcat FileUpload page seems to only get the name attribute of the input html tag and not the parameter entered.

getRelDate = fi.getFieldName(); has the result of 'date'.

Also, if I use getFieldName() for both of the normal text fields, they are of the same result.

How do I get the parameters of multiple normal text fields ?

The Html code:

<!-- normal text fields -->
<td>Release Date</td>
<td><input type='text' size=30 name='date'></td>

<td>Apple</td>
<td><input type='text' size=30 name='apple'></td>

<!-- upload field -->
<td>Image Upload</td>
<td><input type='file' size=30 name='imagefile'></td>

The JSP code:

String getRelDate   = "";
String getApple     = "";

  try{ 
     // Parse the request to get file items.
     List fileItems = upload.parseRequest(request);

     // Process the uploaded file items
     Iterator i = fileItems.iterator();

     while ( i.hasNext () ) 
     {
        FileItem fi = (FileItem)i.next();

    if ( fi.isFormField () ){
     getRelDate = fi.getFieldName();
     getApple   = fi.getFieldName();
    }

    // Get the uploaded file parameters

    File file2 = new File(filePath,fi.getName());

    fi.write(file2);

    out.println("Uploaded Filename: " + filePath + fi.getName() + "<br>");
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 675

Answers (1)

Dave Newton
Dave Newton

Reputation: 160291

First, you're iterating over the form fields, and for each one, setting both getRelDate and getApple to the name of the field.

Second, you're setting field names, instead of field values.

Consider reading over the documentation for the libraries you try to use.

Nutshell is that if it's a simple form field, use getString() to return field content.

If it's a file, there are a few options detailed in the link provided above.

Upvotes: 1

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