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From: "Jason Polites" <jasonpolites@tpg.com.au>
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Subject: [FileUpload] Cannot extend DefaultFileItem
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:13:10 +1100
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I am wanting to implement my own FileItem class which is really an =
extension of the DefaultFileItem but with the added feature of creating =
(and providing access to) a physical file on the server with the same =
name as the one uploaded.  However, I can't extend the DefaultFileItem =
class because its constructor does not have an access modifier and =
therefore is not visible to extending classes outside the =
org.apache.commons.fileupload package.  I don't want to re-implement all =
the code in the DefaultFileItem, but I can't seen any other way.

Is there a reason this class was created to prevent it from ever being =
extended?

Please advise.

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