FileItemFactory (Apache Tomcat 11.0.25 API Documentation)
Description: declaration: package: org.apache.tomcat.util.http.fileupload, interface: FileItemFactory

# Interface FileItemFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `DiskFileItemFactory`

public interface FileItemFactory

A factory interface for creating `FileItem` instances. Factories can provide their own custom configuration, over and above that provided by the default file upload implementation.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `FileItem`
  `createItem(String fieldName, String contentType, boolean isFormField, String fileName)`
  Create a new `FileItem` instance from the supplied parameters and any local factory configuration.

- ## Method Details

  - ### createItem

    FileItem createItem(String fieldName, String contentType, boolean isFormField, String fileName)
    Create a new `FileItem` instance from the supplied parameters and any local factory configuration.
    Parameters:
      `fieldName` - The name of the form field.
      `contentType` - The content type of the form field.
      `isFormField` - `true` if this is a plain form field; `false` otherwise.
      `fileName` - The name of the uploaded file, if any, as supplied by the browser or other client.
    Returns:
      The newly created file item.