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## org.springframework.core.io
Class ByteArrayResource

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
          org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource

All Implemented Interfaces:
  InputStreamSource, Resource

    public class ByteArrayResource

extends AbstractResource

`Resource` implementation for a given byte array. Creates a ByteArrayInputStreams for the given byte array.

Useful for loading content from any given byte array, without having to resort to a single-use `InputStreamResource`. Particularly useful for creating mail attachments from local content, where JavaMail needs to be able to read the stream multiple times.

Since:
  1.2.3
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `ByteArrayInputStream`, `InputStreamResource`, `MimeMessageHelper.addAttachment(String, InputStreamSource)`

Constructor Summary
`ByteArrayResource(byte[] byteArray)` Create a new ByteArrayResource.
`ByteArrayResource(byte[] byteArray, String description)` Create a new ByteArrayResource.

Method Summary
`boolean` `equals(Object obj)` This implementation compares the underlying byte array.
`boolean` `exists()` This implementation always returns `true`.
`byte[]` `getByteArray()` Return the underlying byte array.
`String` `getDescription()` This implementation returns the passed-in description, if any.
`InputStream` `getInputStream()` This implementation returns a ByteArrayInputStream for the underlying byte array.
`int` `hashCode()` This implementation returns the hash code based on the underlying byte array.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.io.AbstractResource
`createRelative, getFile, getFileForLastModifiedCheck, getFilename, getURI, getURL, isOpen, isReadable, lastModified, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ByteArrayResource

    public ByteArrayResource(byte[] byteArray)

  Create a new ByteArrayResource.

  Parameters:
    `byteArray` - the byte array to wrap

### ByteArrayResource

    public ByteArrayResource(byte[] byteArray,
                             String description)

  Create a new ByteArrayResource.

  Parameters:
    `byteArray` - the byte array to wrap
    `description` - where the byte array comes from

Method Detail

### getByteArray

    public final byte[] getByteArray()

  Return the underlying byte array.

### exists

    public boolean exists()

  This implementation always returns `true`.

  Specified by:
    `exists` in interface `Resource`
  Overrides:
    `exists` in class `AbstractResource`

### getInputStream

    public InputStream getInputStream()
                               throws IOException

  This implementation returns a ByteArrayInputStream for the underlying byte array.

  Throws:
    `IOException` - if the stream could not be opened
  See Also:
    `ByteArrayInputStream`

### getDescription

    public String getDescription()

  This implementation returns the passed-in description, if any.

  See Also:
    `Object.toString()`

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)

  This implementation compares the underlying byte array.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `AbstractResource`
  See Also:
    `Arrays.equals(byte[], byte[])`

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  This implementation returns the hash code based on the underlying byte array.

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `AbstractResource`
  See Also:
    `Resource.getDescription()`

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