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017package org.apache.commons.fileupload;
018
019/**
020 * Enhanced access to the request information needed for file uploads,
021 * which fixes the Content Length data access in {@link RequestContext}.
022 *
023 * The reason of introducing this new interface is just for backward compatibility
024 * and it might vanish for a refactored 2.x version moving the new method into
025 * RequestContext again.
026 *
027 * @since 1.3
028 */
029public interface UploadContext extends RequestContext {
030
031    /**
032     * Retrieve the content length of the request.
033     *
034     * @return The content length of the request.
035     * @since 1.3
036     */
037    long contentLength();
038
039}