- All Superinterfaces:
FileObject
- All Known Implementing Classes:
ForwardingJavaFileObject,SimpleJavaFileObject
public interfaceJavaFileObjectextendsFileObject
File abstraction for tools operating on Java™ programming language source and class files.All methods in this interface might throw a SecurityException if a security exception occurs.
Unless explicitly allowed, all methods in this interface might throw a NullPointerException if given a
nullargument.- Since:
- 1.6
- See Also:
JavaFileManager
Nested Class Summary
Nested Classes Modifier and Type Interface Description static classJavaFileObject.KindKinds of JavaFileObjects.
Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description ModifiergetAccessLevel()Provides a hint about the access level of the class represented by this file object.JavaFileObject.KindgetKind()Returns the kind of this file object.NestingKindgetNestingKind()Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object.booleanisNameCompatible(String simpleName,JavaFileObject.Kind kind)Checks if this file object is compatible with the specified simple name and kind.Methods inherited from interface javax.tools.FileObject
delete,getCharContent,getLastModified,getName,openInputStream,openOutputStream,openReader,openWriter,toUri
Method Detail
getKind
JavaFileObject.Kind getKind()
Returns the kind of this file object.- Returns:
- the kind
isNameCompatible
boolean isNameCompatible(String simpleName,JavaFileObject.Kind kind)
Checks if this file object is compatible with the specified simple name and kind. A simple name is a single identifier (not qualified) as defined inThe Java™ Language Specification, section 6.2 "Names and Identifiers".- Parameters:
simpleName- a simple name of a classkind- a kind- Returns:
trueif this file object is compatible; false otherwise
getNestingKind
NestingKind getNestingKind()
Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object. This method may returnNestingKind.MEMBERto meanNestingKind.LOCALorNestingKind.ANONYMOUS. If the nesting level is not known or this file object does not represent a class file this method returnsnull.- Returns:
- the nesting kind, or
nullif the nesting kind is not known
getAccessLevel
Modifier getAccessLevel()
Provides a hint about the access level of the class represented by this file object. If the access level is not known or if this file object does not represent a class file this method returnsnull.- Returns:
- the access level