How to convert a multipart file to File?

Question

Can any one tell me what is a the best way to convert a multipart file (org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile) to File (java.io.File) ?

In my spring mvc w

Answer 1

You can also use the Apache Commons IO library and the FileUtils class. In case you are using maven you can load it using the above dependency.

    commons-io
    commons-io
    2.4

The source for the MultipartFile save to disk.

File file = new File(directory, filename);

// Create the file using the touch method of the FileUtils class.
// FileUtils.touch(file);

// Write bytes from the multipart file to disk.
FileUtils.writeByteArrayToFile(file, multipartFile.getBytes());