file - Spring MVC save uploaded MultipartFile to specific folder

Question

I want to save uploaded images to a specific folder in a Spring 3 MVC application deployed on Tomcat

My problem is that I cannot save the uploaded images files to the host where the appliciation is running.

Here is what I tried:

private void saveFile(MultipartFile multipartFile, int id) throws Exception {
    String destination = "/images/" + id + "/"  + multipartFile.getOriginalFilename();
    File file = new File(destination);
    multipartFile.transferTo(file);
}

Result: FileNotFoundException - Yes sure, I do want create this file!?!

I tried it using the context.getRealPath or getResources("destination"), but without any success.

How can I create a new file in a specific folder of my app with the content of my multipart file?

Answer 1

This code will surely help you.

String filePath = request.getServletContext().getRealPath("/"); 
multipartFile.transferTo(new File(filePath));