javax.tools
Interface FileObject
Abstraction for all kinds of file objects used by tools, e.g. regular files,
memory cache, or database data.
delete
public boolean delete()
Deletes this file object. In case of errors this returns
false.
true when the file deletion was successful,
false otherwise
getCharContent
public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)
throws IOException Returns the character content of the file, if available. Any byte
that cannot be decoded will be replaced by the default replacement
character. A diagnostic may be reported, unless
ignoreEncodingErrors is true.
ignoreEncodingErrors - true when encoding errors should be ignored
false otherwise
- the character content, or
null if not available
getLastModified
public long getLastModified()
Returns the time when the file was last modified. The time is measured
like in System.currentTimeMillis().
- the time when the file was last modified
getName
public String getName()
Returns a name for this file object. The exact name is implementation
dependent.
- a name for this file object
openReader
public Reader openReader(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors)
throws IOException Opens this file for reading and returns a reader.
ignoreEncodingErrors - true when encoding errors should be ignored
false otherwise
- a reader for reading this file object
openWriter
public Writer openWriter()
throws IOException Opens this file for writer and returns a writer.
- a writer for writing this file object
toUri
public URI toUri()
Returns a URI that represents this file object.
- a URI that represents this file object
FileObject.java --
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