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Class FileObject

java.lang.Object
  org.openide.filesystems.FileObject

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public abstract class FileObject
extends Object
implements Serializable
extends Object
implements Serializable

This is the base for all implementations of file objects on a filesystem. Provides basic information about the object (its name, parent, whether it exists, etc.) and operations on it (move, delete, etc.).

See Also:: Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

FileObject()


Method Summary

abstract void addFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl)
          Add new listener to this object.

boolean canRead()
          Tests if this file can be read.

boolean canWrite()
          Tests if this file can be written to.

FileObject copy(FileObject target, String name, String ext)
          Copies this file.

FileObject createData(String name)
          Create new data file in this folder with the specified name.

abstract FileObject createData(String name, String ext)
          Create new data file in this folder with the specified name.

abstract FileObject createFolder(String name)
          Create a new folder below this one with the specified name.

void delete()
          Delete this file.

abstract void delete(FileLock lock)
          Delete this file.

boolean existsExt(String ext)
          Test whether there is a file with the same basename and only a changed extension in the same folder.

protected void fireFileAttributeChangedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileAttributeEvent fe)
          Fire file attribute change event.

protected void fireFileChangedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)
          Fire file change event.

protected void fireFileDataCreatedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)
          Fire data creation event.

protected void fireFileDeletedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)
          Fire file deletion event.

protected void fireFileFolderCreatedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)
          Fire folder creation event.

protected void fireFileRenamedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileRenameEvent fe)
          Fire file rename event.

abstract Object getAttribute(String attrName)
          Get the file attribute with the specified name.

abstract Enumeration<String> getAttributes()
          Get all file attribute names for this file.

abstract FileObject[] getChildren()
          Get all children of this folder (files and subfolders).

Enumeration<? extends FileObject> getChildren(boolean rec)
          Enumerate all children of this folder.

Enumeration<? extends FileObject> getData(boolean rec)
          Enumerate all data files in this folder.

abstract String getExt()
          Get the extension of this file or folder.

FileObject getFileObject(String relativePath)
          Retrieve file or folder relative to a current folder, with a given relative path.

abstract FileObject getFileObject(String name, String ext)
          Retrieve file or folder contained in this folder by name.

abstract FileSystem getFileSystem()
          Get the filesystem containing this file.

Enumeration<? extends FileObject> getFolders(boolean rec)
          Enumerate the subfolders of this folder.

abstract InputStream getInputStream()
          Get input stream.

String getMIMEType()
          Get the MIME type of this file.

abstract String getName()
          Get the name without extension of this file or folder.

String getNameExt()
          Getter for name and extension of a file object.

OutputStream getOutputStream()
          Get output stream.

abstract OutputStream getOutputStream(FileLock lock)
          Get output stream.

String getPackageName(char separatorChar)
          Deprecated. Please use the ClassPath API instead.

String getPackageNameExt(char separatorChar, char extSepChar)
          Deprecated. Please use the ClassPath API instead.

abstract FileObject getParent()
          Get parent folder.

String getPath()
          Get the full resource path of this file object starting from the filesystem root.

abstract long getSize()
          Get the size of the file.

URL getURL()
          Get URL that can be used to access this file.

boolean hasExt(String ext)
          Test whether this file has the specified extension.

abstract boolean isData()
          Test whether this object is a data object.

abstract boolean isFolder()
          Test whether this object is a folder.

abstract boolean isReadOnly()
          Deprecated. Please use the canWrite().

abstract boolean isRoot()
          Test whether this object is the root folder.

abstract boolean isValid()
          Test whether the file is valid.

boolean isVirtual()
          Tests if file really exists or is missing.

abstract Date lastModified()
          Get last modification time.

abstract FileLock lock()
          Lock this file.

FileObject move(FileLock lock, FileObject target, String name, String ext)
          Moves this file.

void refresh()
          Should check for external modifications.

void refresh(boolean expected)
          Should check for external modifications.

abstract void removeFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl)
          Remove listener from this object.

abstract void rename(FileLock lock, String name, String ext)
          Renames this file (or folder).

abstract void setAttribute(String attrName, Object value)
          Set the file attribute with the specified name.

abstract void setImportant(boolean b)
          Deprecated. No longer used. Instead use SharabilityQuery.

String toString()
          Gets a textual represtentation of this FileObject.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Summary
`FileObject()`

Method Summary
`abstract void`	`addFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl)` Add new listener to this object.
`boolean`	`canRead()` Tests if this file can be read.
`boolean`	`canWrite()` Tests if this file can be written to.
`FileObject`	`copy(FileObject target, String name, String ext)` Copies this file.
`FileObject`	`createData(String name)` Create new data file in this folder with the specified name.
`abstract FileObject`	`createData(String name, String ext)` Create new data file in this folder with the specified name.
`abstract FileObject`	`createFolder(String name)` Create a new folder below this one with the specified name.
`void`	`delete()` Delete this file.
`abstract void`	`delete(FileLock lock)` Delete this file.
`boolean`	`existsExt(String ext)` Test whether there is a file with the same basename and only a changed extension in the same folder.
`protected void`	`fireFileAttributeChangedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileAttributeEvent fe)` Fire file attribute change event.
`protected void`	`fireFileChangedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)` Fire file change event.
`protected void`	`fireFileDataCreatedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)` Fire data creation event.
`protected void`	`fireFileDeletedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)` Fire file deletion event.
`protected void`	`fireFileFolderCreatedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileEvent fe)` Fire folder creation event.
`protected void`	`fireFileRenamedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en, FileRenameEvent fe)` Fire file rename event.
`abstract Object`	`getAttribute(String attrName)` Get the file attribute with the specified name.
`abstract Enumeration<String>`	`getAttributes()` Get all file attribute names for this file.
`abstract FileObject[]`	`getChildren()` Get all children of this folder (files and subfolders).
`Enumeration<? extends FileObject>`	`getChildren(boolean rec)` Enumerate all children of this folder.
`Enumeration<? extends FileObject>`	`getData(boolean rec)` Enumerate all data files in this folder.
`abstract String`	`getExt()` Get the extension of this file or folder.
`FileObject`	`getFileObject(String relativePath)` Retrieve file or folder relative to a current folder, with a given relative path.
`abstract FileObject`	`getFileObject(String name, String ext)` Retrieve file or folder contained in this folder by name.
`abstract FileSystem`	`getFileSystem()` Get the filesystem containing this file.
`Enumeration<? extends FileObject>`	`getFolders(boolean rec)` Enumerate the subfolders of this folder.
`abstract InputStream`	`getInputStream()` Get input stream.
`String`	`getMIMEType()` Get the MIME type of this file.
`abstract String`	`getName()` Get the name without extension of this file or folder.
`String`	`getNameExt()` Getter for name and extension of a file object.
`OutputStream`	`getOutputStream()` Get output stream.
`abstract OutputStream`	`getOutputStream(FileLock lock)` Get output stream.
`String`	`getPackageName(char separatorChar)` Deprecated. Please use the ClassPath API instead.
`String`	`getPackageNameExt(char separatorChar, char extSepChar)` Deprecated. Please use the ClassPath API instead.
`abstract FileObject`	`getParent()` Get parent folder.
`String`	`getPath()` Get the full resource path of this file object starting from the filesystem root.
`abstract long`	`getSize()` Get the size of the file.
`URL`	`getURL()` Get URL that can be used to access this file.
`boolean`	`hasExt(String ext)` Test whether this file has the specified extension.
`abstract boolean`	`isData()` Test whether this object is a data object.
`abstract boolean`	`isFolder()` Test whether this object is a folder.
`abstract boolean`	`isReadOnly()` Deprecated. Please use the `canWrite()`.
`abstract boolean`	`isRoot()` Test whether this object is the root folder.
`abstract boolean`	`isValid()` Test whether the file is valid.
`boolean`	`isVirtual()` Tests if file really exists or is missing.
`abstract Date`	`lastModified()` Get last modification time.
`abstract FileLock`	`lock()` Lock this file.
`FileObject`	`move(FileLock lock, FileObject target, String name, String ext)` Moves this file.
`void`	`refresh()` Should check for external modifications.
`void`	`refresh(boolean expected)` Should check for external modifications.
`abstract void`	`removeFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl)` Remove listener from this object.
`abstract void`	`rename(FileLock lock, String name, String ext)` Renames this file (or folder).
`abstract void`	`setAttribute(String attrName, Object value)` Set the file attribute with the specified name.
`abstract void`	`setImportant(boolean b)` Deprecated. No longer used. Instead use `SharabilityQuery`.
`String`	`toString()` Gets a textual represtentation of this `FileObject`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

FileObject

public FileObject()

Method Detail

getName

public abstract String getName()

Get the name without extension of this file or folder. Period at first position is not considered as extension-separator For the root folder of a filesystem, this will be the empty string (the extension will also be the empty string, and the fully qualified name with any delimiters will also be the empty string).

Returns:: name of the file or folder(in its enclosing folder)

getExt

public abstract String getExt()

Get the extension of this file or folder. Period at first position is not considered as extension-separator This is the string after the last dot of the full name, if any.

Returns:: extension of the file or folder (if any) or empty string if there is none

rename

public abstract void rename(FileLock lock,
                            String name,
                            String ext)
                     throws IOException

Renames this file (or folder). Both the new basename and new extension should be specified.

Note that using this call, it is currently only possible to rename within a parent folder, and not to do moves across folders. Conversely, implementing filesystems need only implement "simple" renames. If you wish to move a file across folders, you should call FileUtil.moveFile(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, java.lang.String).

Parameters:: lock - File must be locked before renaming.; name - new basename of file; ext - new extension of file (ignored for folders)
Throws:: IOException

copy

public FileObject copy(FileObject target,
                       String name,
                       String ext)
                throws IOException

Copies this file. This allows the filesystem to perform any additional operation associated with the copy. But the default implementation is simple copy of the file and its attributes

Parameters:: target - target folder to move this file to; name - new basename of file; ext - new extension of file (ignored for folders)
Returns:: the newly created file object representing the moved file
Throws:: IOException

move

public FileObject move(FileLock lock,
                       FileObject target,
                       String name,
                       String ext)
                throws IOException

Moves this file. This allows the filesystem to perform any additional operation associated with the move. But the default implementation is encapsulated as copy and delete.

Parameters:: lock - File must be locked before renaming.; target - target folder to move this file to; name - new basename of file; ext - new extension of file (ignored for folders)
Returns:: the newly created file object representing the moved file
Throws:: IOException

toString

public String toString()

Gets a textual represtentation of this FileObject. The precise format is not defined. In particular it is probably not a resource path. For that purpose use getPath() directly.

Typically it is useful for debugging purposes. Example of correct usage:

 FileObject fo = getSomeFileObject();
 ErrorManager.getDefault().log("Got a change from " + fo);

Overrides:: toString in class Object

Returns:: some representation of this file object

getPath

public String getPath()

Get the full resource path of this file object starting from the filesystem root. Folders are separated with forward slashes. File extensions, if present, are included. The root folder's path is the empty string. The path of a folder never ends with a slash.

Subclasses are strongly encouraged to override this method.

Never use this to get a display name for the file! Use FileUtil.getFileDisplayName(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject).

Do not use this method to find a file path on disk! Use FileUtil.toFile(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject).

Returns:: the path, for example path/from/root.ext
Since:: 3.7
See Also:: FileSystem.findResource(java.lang.String)

getPackageNameExt

@Deprecated
public String getPackageNameExt(char separatorChar,
                                           char extSepChar)

Deprecated. Please use the ClassPath API instead.

Get fully-qualified filename. Does so by walking through all folders to the root of the filesystem. Separates files with provided separatorChar. The extension, if present, is separated from the basename with extSepChar.

Note: fo.getPath() will have the same effect as using this method with / and . (the standard path and extension delimiters).

Parameters:: separatorChar - char to separate folders and files; extSepChar - char to separate extension
Returns:: the fully-qualified filename

getPackageName

@Deprecated
public String getPackageName(char separatorChar)

Deprecated. Please use the ClassPath API instead.

Get fully-qualified filename, but without extension. Like getPackageNameExt(char, char) but omits the extension.

Parameters:: separatorChar - char to separate folders and files
Returns:: the fully-qualified filename

getNameExt

public String getNameExt()

Getter for name and extension of a file object. Dot is used as separator between name and ext.

Returns:: string name of the file in the folder (with extension)

getFileSystem

public abstract FileSystem getFileSystem()
                                  throws FileStateInvalidException

Get the filesystem containing this file.

Note that it may be possible for a stale file object to exist which refers to a now-defunct filesystem. If this is the case, this method will throw an exception.

Returns:: the filesystem
Throws:: FileStateInvalidException - if the reference to the file system has been lost (e.g., if the filesystem was deleted)

getParent

public abstract FileObject getParent()

Get parent folder. The returned object will satisfy isFolder().

Returns:: the parent folder or null if this object isRoot().

isFolder

public abstract boolean isFolder()

Test whether this object is a folder.

Returns:: true if the file object is a folder (i.e., can have children)

lastModified

public abstract Date lastModified()

Get last modification time.

Returns:: the date

isRoot

public abstract boolean isRoot()

Test whether this object is the root folder. The root should always be a folder.

Returns:: true if the object is the root of a filesystem

isData

public abstract boolean isData()

Test whether this object is a data object. This is exclusive with isFolder().

Returns:: true if the file object represents data (i.e., can be read and written)

isValid

public abstract boolean isValid()

Test whether the file is valid. The file can be invalid if it has been deserialized and the file no longer exists on disk; or if the file has been deleted.

Returns:: true if the file object is valid

existsExt

public boolean existsExt(String ext)

Test whether there is a file with the same basename and only a changed extension in the same folder. The default implementation asks this file's parent using getFileObject(String name, String ext).

Parameters:: ext - the alternate extension
Returns:: true if there is such a file

delete

public abstract void delete(FileLock lock)
                     throws IOException

Delete this file. If the file is a folder and it is not empty then all of its contents are also recursively deleted.

Parameters:: lock - the lock obtained by a call to lock()
Throws:: IOException - if the file could not be deleted

delete

public final void delete()
                  throws IOException

Delete this file. If the file is a folder and it is not empty then all of its contents are also recursively deleted. FileObject is locked before delete and finally is this lock released.

Throws:: IOException - if the file could not be deleted or FileAlreadyLockedException if the file is already locked lock()
Since:: 1.15

getAttribute

public abstract Object getAttribute(String attrName)

Get the file attribute with the specified name.

Parameters:: attrName - name of the attribute
Returns:: appropriate (serializable) value or null if the attribute is unset (or could not be properly restored for some reason)

setAttribute

public abstract void setAttribute(String attrName,
                                  Object value)
                           throws IOException

Set the file attribute with the specified name.

Parameters:: attrName - name of the attribute; value - new value or null to clear the attribute. Must be serializable, although particular filesystems may or may not use serialization to store attribute values.
Throws:: IOException - if the attribute cannot be set. If serialization is used to store it, this may in fact be a subclass such as NotSerializableException.

getAttributes

public abstract Enumeration<String> getAttributes()

Get all file attribute names for this file.

Returns:: enumeration of keys (as strings)

hasExt

public final boolean hasExt(String ext)

Test whether this file has the specified extension.

Parameters:: ext - the extension the file should have
Returns:: true if the text after the last period (.) is equal to the given extension

addFileChangeListener

public abstract void addFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl)

Add new listener to this object.

Parameters:: fcl - the listener

removeFileChangeListener

public abstract void removeFileChangeListener(FileChangeListener fcl)

Remove listener from this object.

Parameters:: fcl - the listener

fireFileDataCreatedEvent

protected void fireFileDataCreatedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en,
                                        FileEvent fe)

Fire data creation event.

Parameters:: en - listeners that should receive the event; fe - the event to fire in this object

fireFileFolderCreatedEvent

protected void fireFileFolderCreatedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en,
                                          FileEvent fe)

Fire folder creation event.

Parameters:: en - listeners that should receive the event; fe - the event to fire in this object

fireFileChangedEvent

protected void fireFileChangedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en,
                                    FileEvent fe)

Fire file change event.

Parameters:: en - listeners that should receive the event; fe - the event to fire in this object

fireFileDeletedEvent

protected void fireFileDeletedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en,
                                    FileEvent fe)

Fire file deletion event.

Parameters:: en - listeners that should receive the event; fe - the event to fire in this object

fireFileAttributeChangedEvent

protected void fireFileAttributeChangedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en,
                                             FileAttributeEvent fe)

Fire file attribute change event.

Parameters:: en - listeners that should receive the event; fe - the event to fire in this object

fireFileRenamedEvent

protected void fireFileRenamedEvent(Enumeration<FileChangeListener> en,
                                    FileRenameEvent fe)

Fire file rename event.

Parameters:: en - listeners that should receive the event; fe - the event to fire in this object

getMIMEType

public String getMIMEType()

Get the MIME type of this file. The MIME type identifies the type of the file's contents and should be used in the same way as in the Java Activation Framework or in the java.awt.datatransfer package.

The default implementation calls FileUtil.getMIMEType(java.lang.String). (As a fallback return value, content/unknown is used.)

Returns:: the MIME type textual representation, e.g. "text/plain"; never null

getSize

public abstract long getSize()

Get the size of the file.

Returns:: the size of the file in bytes or zero if the file does not contain data (does not exist or is a folder).

getInputStream

public abstract InputStream getInputStream()
                                    throws FileNotFoundException

Get input stream.

Returns:: an input stream to read the contents of this file
Throws:: FileNotFoundException - if the file does not exists, is a folder rather than a regular file or is invalid

getOutputStream

public abstract OutputStream getOutputStream(FileLock lock)
                                      throws IOException

Get output stream.

Parameters:: lock - the lock that belongs to this file (obtained by a call to lock())
Returns:: output stream to overwrite the contents of this file
Throws:: IOException - if an error occures (the file is invalid, etc.)

getOutputStream

public final OutputStream getOutputStream()
                                   throws FileAlreadyLockedException,
                                          IOException

Get output stream.

Returns:: output stream to overwrite the contents of this file
Throws:: IOException - if an error occurs (the file is invalid, etc.); FileAlreadyLockedException - if the file is already locked
Since:: 6.6

lock

public abstract FileLock lock()
                       throws IOException

Lock this file.

Returns:: lock that can be used to perform various modifications on the file
Throws:: FileAlreadyLockedException - if the file is already locked; UserQuestionException - in case when the lock cannot be obtained now, but the underlaying implementation is able to do it after some complex/dangerous/long-lasting operation and request confirmation from the user; IOException

setImportant

@Deprecated
public abstract void setImportant(boolean b)

Deprecated. No longer used. Instead use SharabilityQuery.

Indicate whether this file is important from a user perspective. This method allows a filesystem to distingush between important and unimportant files when this distinction is possible.

For example: Java sources have important .java files and unimportant .class files. If the filesystem provides an "archive" feature it should archive only .java files.

Parameters:: b - true if the file should be considered important

getChildren

public abstract FileObject[] getChildren()

Get all children of this folder (files and subfolders). If the file does not have children (does not exist or is not a folder) then an empty array should be returned. No particular order is assumed.

Returns:: array of direct children
See Also:: getChildren(boolean), getFolders(boolean), getData(boolean)

getChildren

public Enumeration<? extends FileObject> getChildren(boolean rec)

Enumerate all children of this folder. If the children should be enumerated recursively, first all direct children are listed; then children of direct subfolders; and so on.

Parameters:: rec - whether to enumerate recursively
Returns:: enumeration of type FileObject

getFolders

public Enumeration<? extends FileObject> getFolders(boolean rec)

Enumerate the subfolders of this folder.

Parameters:: rec - whether to recursively list subfolders
Returns:: enumeration of type FileObject (satisfying isFolder())

getData

public Enumeration<? extends FileObject> getData(boolean rec)

Enumerate all data files in this folder.

Parameters:: rec - whether to recursively search subfolders
Returns:: enumeration of type FileObject (satisfying isData())

getFileObject

public abstract FileObject getFileObject(String name,
                                         String ext)

Retrieve file or folder contained in this folder by name. Note that neither file nor folder is created on disk.

Parameters:: name - basename of the file or folder (in this folder); ext - extension of the file; null or "" if the file should have no extension or if folder is requested
Returns:: the object representing this file or null if the file or folder does not exist
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a folder

getFileObject

public FileObject getFileObject(String relativePath)

Retrieve file or folder relative to a current folder, with a given relative path. Note that neither file nor folder is created on disk. This method isn't final since revision 1.93.

Parameters:: relativePath - is just basename of the file or (since 4.16) the relative path delimited by '/'
Returns:: the object representing this file or null if the file or folder does not exist
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a folder

createFolder

public abstract FileObject createFolder(String name)
                                 throws IOException

Create a new folder below this one with the specified name. Fires FileChangeListener.fileFolderCreated(org.openide.filesystems.FileEvent).

Parameters:: name - the name of folder to create. Periods in name are allowed (but no slashes).
Returns:: the new folder
Throws:: IOException - if the folder cannot be created (e.g. already exists), or if this is not a folder
See Also:: FileUtil.createFolder(java.io.File)

createData

public abstract FileObject createData(String name,
                                      String ext)
                               throws IOException

Create new data file in this folder with the specified name. Fires FileChangeListener.fileDataCreated(org.openide.filesystems.FileEvent).

Parameters:: name - the name of data object to create (can contain a period, but no slashes); ext - the extension of the file (or null or "")
Returns:: the new data file object
Throws:: IOException - if the file cannot be created (e.g. already exists), or if this is not a folder
See Also:: FileUtil.createData(java.io.File)

createData

public FileObject createData(String name)
                      throws IOException

Create new data file in this folder with the specified name. Fires FileChangeListener.fileDataCreated(org.openide.filesystems.FileEvent).

Parameters:: name - the name of data object to create (can contain a period, but no slashes)
Returns:: the new data file object
Throws:: IOException - if the file cannot be created (e.g. already exists), or if this is not a folder
Since:: 1.17
See Also:: FileUtil.createData(java.io.File)

isReadOnly

@Deprecated
public abstract boolean isReadOnly()

Deprecated. Please use the canWrite().

Test whether this file can be written to or not.

The value returned from this method should indicate the capabilities of the file from the point of view of users of the FileObject's API, the actual state of the file on a disk does not matter if the implementation of the filesystem can change it when requested.

The result returned from this method should be tight together with the expected behaviour of getOutputStream. If it is likely that the method successfully returns a stream that can be written to, let the isReadOnly return false.

Also other fileobject methods like delete are suggested to be connected to result of this method. If not read only, then it can be deleted, etc.

It is a good idea to call this method before attempting to perform any operation on the FileObject that might throw an IOException simply because it is read-only. If isReadOnly returns true, the operation may be skipped, or the user notified that it cannot be done. However it is often desirable for the user to be able to continue the operation in case the filesystem supports making a file writable. In this case calling code should:

Call lock() and catch any exception thrown.
Then:
- If no exception is thrown, proceed with the operation.
- If a UserQuestionException is thrown, call UserQuestionException.confirmed() on it (asynchronously - do not block any important threads). If true, proceed with the operation. If false, exit. If an IOException is thrown, notify it and exit.
- If another IOException is thrown, call isReadOnly(). If true, ignore the exception (it is expected). If false, notify it.
In either case, exit.

Returns:: true if file is read-only

canWrite

public boolean canWrite()

Tests if this file can be written to.

The default implementation simply uses java.io.File.canWrite if there exists conversion to java.io.File (see FileUtil.toFile(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject)). If conversion is not possible, then deprecated method isReadOnly() is used.

Returns:: true if this file can be written, false if not.
Since:: 3.31

canRead

public boolean canRead()

Tests if this file can be read.

The default implementation simply uses java.io.File.canRead if there exists conversion to java.io.File (see FileUtil.toFile(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject)). If conversion is not possible, then true is returned.

Returns:: true if this file can be read, false if not.
Since:: 3.31

refresh

public void refresh(boolean expected)

Should check for external modifications. For folders it should reread the content of disk, for data file it should check for the last time the file has been modified.

Parameters:: expected - should the file events be marked as expected change or not?
See Also:: FileEvent.isExpected()

refresh

public void refresh()

Should check for external modifications. For folders it should reread the content of disk, for data file it should check for the last time the file has been modified.

The file events are marked as unexpected.

getURL

public final URL getURL()
                 throws FileStateInvalidException

Get URL that can be used to access this file. If the file object does not correspond to a disk file or JAR entry, the URL will only be usable within NetBeans as it uses a special protocol handler. Otherwise an attempt is made to produce an external URL.

Returns:: URL of this file object
Throws:: FileStateInvalidException - if the file is not valid
See Also:: URLMapper.findURL(org.openide.filesystems.FileObject, int), URLMapper.INTERNAL

isVirtual

public boolean isVirtual()

Tests if file really exists or is missing. Some operation on it may be restricted.

Returns:: true indicates that the file is missing.
Since:: 1.9

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move

toString

getPath

getPackageNameExt

getPackageName

getNameExt

getFileSystem

getParent

isFolder

lastModified

isRoot

isData

isValid

existsExt

delete

delete

getAttribute

setAttribute

getAttributes

hasExt

addFileChangeListener

removeFileChangeListener

fireFileDataCreatedEvent

fireFileFolderCreatedEvent

fireFileChangedEvent

fireFileDeletedEvent

fireFileAttributeChangedEvent

fireFileRenamedEvent

getMIMEType

getSize

getInputStream

getOutputStream

getOutputStream

lock

setImportant

getChildren

getChildren

getFolders

getData

getFileObject

getFileObject

createFolder

createData

createData

isReadOnly

canWrite

canRead

refresh

refresh

getURL

isVirtual

org.openide.filesystems
Class FileObject