## org.springframework.web.multipart
Interface MultipartRequest

All Known Subinterfaces:
  MultipartActionRequest, MultipartHttpServletRequest

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AbstractMultipartHttpServletRequest, DefaultMultipartActionRequest, DefaultMultipartHttpServletRequest, MockMultipartActionRequest, MockMultipartHttpServletRequest

    public interface MultipartRequest

This interface defines the multipart request access operations that are exposed for actual multipart requests. It is extended by `MultipartHttpServletRequest` and the Portlet `MultipartActionRequest`.

Since:
  2.5.2
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller, Arjen Poutsma

Method Summary
`MultipartFile` `getFile(String name)` Return the contents plus description of an uploaded file in this request, or `null` if it does not exist.
`Map<String,MultipartFile>` `getFileMap()` Return a `Map` of the multipart files contained in this request.
`Iterator<String>` `getFileNames()` Return an `Iterator` of String objects containing the parameter names of the multipart files contained in this request.
`List<MultipartFile>` `getFiles(String name)` Return the contents plus description of uploaded files in this request, or an empty list if it does not exist.
`MultiValueMap<String,MultipartFile>` `getMultiFileMap()` Return a `MultiValueMap` of the multipart files contained in this request.

Method Detail

### getFileNames

    Iterator<String> getFileNames()

  Return an `Iterator` of String objects containing the parameter names of the multipart files contained in this request. These are the field names of the form (like with normal parameters), not the original file names.

  Returns:
    the names of the files

### getFile

    MultipartFile getFile(String name)

  Return the contents plus description of an uploaded file in this request, or `null` if it does not exist.

  Parameters:
    `name` - a String specifying the parameter name of the multipart file
  Returns:
    the uploaded content in the form of a `MultipartFile` object

### getFiles

    List<MultipartFile> getFiles(String name)

  Return the contents plus description of uploaded files in this request, or an empty list if it does not exist.

  Parameters:
    `name` - a String specifying the parameter name of the multipart file
  Returns:
    the uploaded content in the form of a `MultipartFile` list
  Since:
    3.0

### getFileMap

    Map<String,MultipartFile> getFileMap()

  Return a `Map` of the multipart files contained in this request.

  Returns:
    a map containing the parameter names as keys, and the `MultipartFile` objects as values

### getMultiFileMap

    MultiValueMap<String,MultipartFile> getMultiFileMap()

  Return a `MultiValueMap` of the multipart files contained in this request.

  Returns:
    a map containing the parameter names as keys, and a list of `MultipartFile` objects as values
  Since:
    3.0