IHttpFileInfo::GetAttributes Method

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05/24/2022

Retrieves the attributes of the corresponding file for an IHttpFileInfo interface.

Syntax

virtual DWORD GetAttributes(  
   VOID  
) const = 0;

Parameters

This method takes no parameters.

Return Value

A DWORD that contains the file attribute values.

Remarks

The GetAttributes method retrieves a DWORD that contains a bitmask of attribute values for the file that is currently referenced by an IHttpFileInfo interface. For example, if you write an application that calls the IHttpContext::GetFileInfo method to retrieve an IHttpFileInfo interface, the GetAttributes method will return attributes of the file that is being used for the current request.

Note

The bitmask values for file attributes are defined in the Io.h header file.

Example

The following code example demonstrates how to use the IHttpContext::GetFileInfo method to create an HTTP module that retrieves a pointer to an IHttpFileInfo interface for the current request. The example then calls the GetAttributes method to retrieve the attributes for the requested file, and it determines the status of the read-only, hidden, and archive attributes. Finally, the example displays this information to a Web client.

#define _WINSOCKAPI_
#include <windows.h>
#include <sal.h>
#include <io.h>
#include <httpserv.h>

// Create the module class.
class MyHttpModule : public CHttpModule
{
public:
    REQUEST_NOTIFICATION_STATUS
    OnSendResponse(
        IN IHttpContext * pHttpContext,
        IN ISendResponseProvider * pProvider
    )
    {
        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( pProvider );
        
        // Get a pointer to an IHttpFileInfo class.
        IHttpFileInfo * pHttpFileInfo = pHttpContext->GetFileInfo();

        // Test for an error.
        if (NULL != pHttpFileInfo)
        {
            // Clear the existing response.
            pHttpContext->GetResponse()->Clear();
            // Set the MIME type to plain text.
            pHttpContext->GetResponse()->SetHeader(
                HttpHeaderContentType,"text/plain",
                (USHORT)strlen("text/plain"),TRUE);

            // Retrieve the file attributes.
            DWORD dwFileAttributes = pHttpFileInfo->GetAttributes();

            // Return the status of the "read-only" attribute.
            WriteResponseMessage(pHttpContext,"\nRead only: ",
                (dwFileAttributes & _A_RDONLY) ? "Yes" : "No");

            // Return the status of the "hidden" attribute.
            WriteResponseMessage(pHttpContext,"\nHidden: ",
                (dwFileAttributes & _A_HIDDEN) ? "Yes" : "No");

            // Return the status of the "archive" attribute.
            WriteResponseMessage(pHttpContext,"\nArchive: ",
                (dwFileAttributes & _A_ARCH) ? "Yes" : "No");

            // End additional processing.
            return RQ_NOTIFICATION_FINISH_REQUEST;
        }

        // Return processing to the pipeline.
        return RQ_NOTIFICATION_CONTINUE;
    }

private:

    // Create a utility method that inserts a name/value pair into the response.
    HRESULT WriteResponseMessage(
        IHttpContext * pHttpContext,
        PCSTR pszName,
        PCSTR pszValue
    )
    {
        // Create an HRESULT to receive return values from methods.
        HRESULT hr;
        
        // Create a data chunk.
        HTTP_DATA_CHUNK dataChunk;
        // Set the chunk to a chunk in memory.
        dataChunk.DataChunkType = HttpDataChunkFromMemory;
        // Buffer for bytes written of data chunk.
        DWORD cbSent;

        // Set the chunk to the first buffer.
        dataChunk.FromMemory.pBuffer =
            (PVOID) pszName;
        // Set the chunk size to the first buffer size.
        dataChunk.FromMemory.BufferLength =
            (USHORT) strlen(pszName);
        // Insert the data chunk into the response.
        hr = pHttpContext->GetResponse()->WriteEntityChunks(
            &dataChunk,1,FALSE,TRUE,&cbSent);
        // Test for an error.
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            // Return the error status.
            return hr;
        }

        // Set the chunk to the second buffer.
        dataChunk.FromMemory.pBuffer =
            (PVOID) pszValue;
        // Set the chunk size to the second buffer size.
        dataChunk.FromMemory.BufferLength =
            (USHORT) strlen(pszValue);
        // Insert the data chunk into the response.
        hr = pHttpContext->GetResponse()->WriteEntityChunks(
            &dataChunk,1,FALSE,TRUE,&cbSent);
        // Test for an error.
        if (FAILED(hr))
        {
            // Return the error status.
            return hr;
        }

        // Return a success status.
        return S_OK;
    }
};

// Create the module's class factory.
class MyHttpModuleFactory : public IHttpModuleFactory
{
public:
    HRESULT
    GetHttpModule(
        OUT CHttpModule ** ppModule, 
        IN IModuleAllocator * pAllocator
    )
    {
        UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( pAllocator );

        // Create a new instance.
        MyHttpModule * pModule = new MyHttpModule;

        // Test for an error.
        if (!pModule)
        {
            // Return an error if the factory cannot create the instance.
            return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32( ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY );
        }
        else
        {
            // Return a pointer to the module.
            *ppModule = pModule;
            pModule = NULL;
            // Return a success status.
            return S_OK;
        }            
    }

    void Terminate()
    {
        // Remove the class from memory.
        delete this;
    }
};

// Create the module's exported registration function.
HRESULT
__stdcall
RegisterModule(
    DWORD dwServerVersion,
    IHttpModuleRegistrationInfo * pModuleInfo,
    IHttpServer * pGlobalInfo
)
{
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( dwServerVersion );
    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( pGlobalInfo );

    // Set the request notifications and exit.
    return pModuleInfo->SetRequestNotifications(
        new MyHttpModuleFactory,
        RQ_SEND_RESPONSE,
        0
    );
}

Your module must export the RegisterModule function. You can export this function by creating a module definition (.def) file for your project, or you can compile the module by using the /EXPORT:RegisterModule switch. For more information, see Walkthrough: Creating a Request-Level HTTP Module By Using Native Code.

You can optionally compile the code by using the __stdcall (/Gz) calling convention instead of explicitly declaring the calling convention for each function.

Requirements

Type	Description
Client	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Vista - IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 - IIS 8.0 on Windows 8 - IIS 10.0 on Windows 10
Server	- IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008 - IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 - IIS 8.0 on Windows Server 2012 - IIS 8.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 - IIS 10.0 on Windows Server 2016
Product	- IIS 7.0, IIS 7.5, IIS 8.0, IIS 8.5, IIS 10.0 - IIS Express 7.5, IIS Express 8.0, IIS Express 10.0
Header	Httpserv.h

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