File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
FileObject.java	API Doc	Java SE 6 API	5111	Tue Jun 10 00:27:02 BST 2008	javax.tools

FileObject

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Constructors Summary

Methods Summary
public boolean	delete() Deletes this file object. In case of errors, returns false. return true if and only if this file object is successfully deleted; false otherwise
public java.lang.CharSequence	getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) Gets the character content of this file object, if available. Any byte that cannot be decoded will be replaced by the default translation character. In addition, a diagnostic may be reported unless {@code ignoreEncodingErrors} is true. param ignoreEncodingErrors ignore encoding errors if true return a CharSequence if available; {@code null} otherwise throws IllegalStateException if this file object was opened for writing and does not support reading throws UnsupportedOperationException if this kind of file object does not support character access throws IOException if an I/O error occurred
public long	getLastModified() Gets the time this file object was last modified. The time is measured in milliseconds since the epoch (00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970). return the time this file object was last modified; or 0 if the file object does not exist, if an I/O error occurred, or if the operation is not supported
public java.lang.String	getName() Gets a user-friendly name for this file object. The exact value returned is not specified but implementations should take care to preserve names as given by the user. For example, if the user writes the filename {@code "BobsApp\Test.java"} on the command line, this method should return {@code "BobsApp\Test.java"} whereas the {@linkplain #toUri toUri} method might return {@code file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/BobsApp/Test.java}. return a user-friendly name
public java.io.InputStream	openInputStream() Gets an InputStream for this file object. return an InputStream throws IllegalStateException if this file object was opened for writing and does not support reading throws UnsupportedOperationException if this kind of file object does not support byte access throws IOException if an I/O error occurred
public java.io.OutputStream	openOutputStream() Gets an OutputStream for this file object. return an OutputStream throws IllegalStateException if this file object was opened for reading and does not support writing throws UnsupportedOperationException if this kind of file object does not support byte access throws IOException if an I/O error occurred
public java.io.Reader	openReader(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) Gets a reader for this object. The returned reader will replace bytes that cannot be decoded with the default translation character. In addition, the reader may report a diagnostic unless {@code ignoreEncodingErrors} is true. param ignoreEncodingErrors ignore encoding errors if true return a Reader throws IllegalStateException if this file object was opened for writing and does not support reading throws UnsupportedOperationException if this kind of file object does not support character access throws IOException if an I/O error occurred
public java.io.Writer	openWriter() Gets a Writer for this file object. return a Writer throws IllegalStateException if this file object was opened for reading and does not support writing throws UnsupportedOperationException if this kind of file object does not support character access throws IOException if an I/O error occurred
public java.net.URI	toUri() Returns a URI identifying this file object. return a URI