# DropBoxManager.Entry
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
Summary:[Inherited Constants](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#inhconstants)\|[Fields](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#lfields)\|[Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#pubctors)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#inhmethods)
# DropBoxManager.Entry
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[Kotlin](https://developer.android.com/reference/kotlin/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry "View this page in Kotlin")\|Java
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public
static
class
DropBoxManager.Entry
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extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`
``
implements
`[Closeable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/Closeable)`,
`[Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable)`
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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.os.DropBoxManager.Entry |
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A single entry retrieved from the drop box. This may include a reference to a stream, so you must call[close()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#close())when you are done using it.
## Summary
| ### Inherited constants |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| From interface[android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable) |-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `int` | [CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR) Descriptor bit used with[describeContents()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents()): indicates that the Parcelable object's flattened representation includes a file descriptor. | | `int` | [PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE) Flag for use with[writeToParcel(Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)): the object being written is a return value, that is the result of a function such as "`Parcelable someFunction()`", "`void someFunction(out Parcelable)`", or "`void someFunction(inout Parcelable)`". | |
| ### Fields ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` public static final `[Creator](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable.Creator)`<`[DropBoxManager.Entry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry)`>` | [CREATOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#CREATOR)
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| ### Public constructors ||
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| ` `[Entry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#Entry(java.lang.String,%20long))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` tag, long millis) ` Create a new empty Entry with no contents. |
| ` `[Entry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#Entry(java.lang.String,%20long,%20android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor,%20int))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` tag, long millis, `[ParcelFileDescriptor](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/ParcelFileDescriptor)` data, int flags) ` Create a new Entry with streaming data contents. |
| ` `[Entry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#Entry(java.lang.String,%20long,%20byte[],%20int))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` tag, long millis, byte[] data, int flags) ` Create a new Entry with byte array contents. |
| ` `[Entry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#Entry(java.lang.String,%20long,%20java.io.File,%20int))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` tag, long millis, `[File](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/File)` data, int flags) ` Create a new Entry with the contents read from a file. |
| ` `[Entry](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#Entry(java.lang.String,%20long,%20java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` tag, long millis, `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` text) ` Create a new Entry with plain text contents. |
| ### Public methods ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` void` | ` `[close](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#close())`() ` Close the input stream associated with this entry. |
| ` int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. |
| ` int` | ` `[getFlags](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#getFlags())`() ` |
| ` `[InputStream](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/InputStream) | ` `[getInputStream](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#getInputStream())`() ` |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[getTag](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#getTag())`() ` |
| ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[getText](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#getText(int))`(int maxBytes) ` |
| ` long` | ` `[getTimeMillis](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#getTimeMillis())`() ` Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z. |
| ` void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` out, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. |
| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. | | ` void` | ` `[finalize](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`` | ` `[getClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this`Object`. | | ` int` | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[notify](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` `[notifyAll](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being*notified* or*interrupted*. | ||
| From interface` `[java.io.Closeable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/Closeable)` ` |------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract void` | ` `[close](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/Closeable#close())`() ` Closes this stream and releases any system resources associated with it. | ||
| From interface` `[android.os.Parcelable](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable)` ` |------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract int` | ` `[describeContents](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#describeContents())`() ` Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. | | ` abstract void` | ` `[writeToParcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int))`(`[Parcel](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcel)` dest, int flags) ` Flatten this object in to a Parcel. | ||
| From interface` `[java.lang.AutoCloseable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/AutoCloseable)` ` |------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract void` | ` `[close](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/AutoCloseable#close())`() ` Closes this resource, relinquishing any underlying resources. | ||
## Fields
### CREATOR
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public static final Creator CREATOR
```
## Public constructors
### Entry
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Entry (String tag,
long millis)
```
Create a new empty Entry with no contents.
| Parameters ||
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `tag` | `String`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `millis` | `long`: Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
### Entry
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Entry (String tag,
long millis,
ParcelFileDescriptor data,
int flags)
```
Create a new Entry with streaming data contents. Takes ownership of the ParcelFileDescriptor.
| Parameters ||
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `tag` | `String`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `millis` | `long`: Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
| `data` | `ParcelFileDescriptor`: This value may be`null`.
|
| `flags` | `int`: Value is either`0`or a combination of[DropBoxManager.IS_EMPTY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_EMPTY),[DropBoxManager.IS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_TEXT), and[DropBoxManager.IS_GZIPPED](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_GZIPPED)
|
### Entry
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Entry (String tag,
long millis,
byte[] data,
int flags)
```
Create a new Entry with byte array contents. The data array must not be modified after creating this entry.
| Parameters ||
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `tag` | `String`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `millis` | `long`: Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
| `data` | `byte`: This value may be`null`.
|
| `flags` | `int`: Value is either`0`or a combination of[DropBoxManager.IS_EMPTY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_EMPTY),[DropBoxManager.IS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_TEXT), and[DropBoxManager.IS_GZIPPED](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_GZIPPED)
|
### Entry
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Entry (String tag,
long millis,
File data,
int flags)
```
Create a new Entry with the contents read from a file. The file will be read when the entry's contents are requested.
| Parameters ||
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `tag` | `String`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `millis` | `long`: Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
| `data` | `File`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `flags` | `int`: Value is either`0`or a combination of[DropBoxManager.IS_EMPTY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_EMPTY),[DropBoxManager.IS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_TEXT), and[DropBoxManager.IS_GZIPPED](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_GZIPPED)
|
| Throws ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
| [IOException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/IOException) | |
### Entry
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Entry (String tag,
long millis,
String text)
```
Create a new Entry with plain text contents.
| Parameters ||
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `tag` | `String`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `millis` | `long`: Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
| `text` | `String`: This value cannot be`null`.
|
## Public methods
### close
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public void close ()
```
Close the input stream associated with this entry.
### describeContents
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int describeContents ()
```
Describe the kinds of special objects contained in this Parcelable instance's marshaled representation. For example, if the object will include a file descriptor in the output of[writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int)](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel,%20int)), the return value of this method must include the[CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)bit.
| Returns ||
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either`0`or[CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)
|
### getFlags
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public int getFlags ()
```
| Returns ||
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `int` | flags describing the content returned by[getInputStream()](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager.Entry#getInputStream()). Value is either`0`or a combination of[DropBoxManager.IS_EMPTY](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_EMPTY),[DropBoxManager.IS_TEXT](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_TEXT), and[DropBoxManager.IS_GZIPPED](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/DropBoxManager#IS_GZIPPED)
|
### getInputStream
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public InputStream getInputStream ()
```
| Returns ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [InputStream](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/InputStream) | the uncompressed contents of the entry, or null if the contents were lost
|
| Throws ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
| [IOException](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/IOException) | |
### getTag
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public String getTag ()
```
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | the tag originally attached to the entry. This value cannot be`null`.
|
### getText
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public String getText (int maxBytes)
```
| Parameters ||
|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `maxBytes` | `int`: of string to return (will truncate at this length). Value is a non-negative number of bytes.
|
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | the uncompressed text contents of the entry, null if the entry is not text.
|
### getTimeMillis
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public long getTimeMillis ()
```
Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
| Returns ||
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `long` | time when the entry was originally created. Value is a non-negative timestamp measured as the number of milliseconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
|
### writeToParcel
Added in[API level 8](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public void writeToParcel (Parcel out,
int flags)
```
Flatten this object in to a Parcel.
| Parameters ||
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `out` | `Parcel`: The Parcel in which the object should be written. This value cannot be`null`.
|
| `flags` | `int`: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or[Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE). Value is either`0`or a combination of[Parcelable.PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE), and android.os.Parcelable.PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES
|