PrimeFaces filedownload questions

[akaine]

Hi

I've got a couple of questions regarding this component.

1. Can I access external (out of the app context) files with this component?
2. If yes, how should I modify the example code to achieve this (how to set the file path?, etc.)?

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import java.io.InputStream;
import org.primefaces.model.DefaultStreamedContent;
import org.primefaces.model.StreamedContent;

public class FileDownloadController {

	private StreamedContent file;
	
	public FileDownloadController() {
		InputStream stream = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("somefile.xls");
		file = new DefaultStreamedContent(stream, "application/vnd.ms-excel", "somefile.xls");
	}
	
	public StreamedContent getFile() {
		return file;
	}

	public void setFile(StreamedContent file) {
		this.file = file;
	}
}

Thanks in advance

[akaine]

Forget it, wrote my own downloader using direct JSF response alteration approach...

[cagatay.civici]

Yes to both, the idea of filedownload is to help you not to write your own handler and provide a generic one.