palmed.file
Class File

java.lang.Object
  palmed.file.File

All Implemented Interfaces:

IFile

public final class File
extends java.lang.Object
implements IFile

This class represents a file on the file system.

Version:

$Revision: 376 $ $Date: 2005-12-29 12:14:44 +0900 (jeu., 29 déc. 2005) $

Author:

Mathieu Champlon

Constructor Summary

File(java.lang.String path)
Create a file.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object)
boolean	exists() Test if the file exists.
int	hashCode()
java.io.InputStream	openInputStream() Open an input stream.
java.io.OutputStream	openOutputStream() Open an output stream.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

File

public File(java.lang.String path)

Create a file.

Parameters:

path - the absolute file path.

Method Detail

openInputStream

public java.io.InputStream openInputStream()
                                    throws java.io.IOException

Open an input stream.

The stream must be closed after being used.

Specified by:

openInputStream in interface IFile

Returns:

the input stream

Throws:

java.io.IOException - an io exception occured

openOutputStream

public java.io.OutputStream openOutputStream()
                                      throws java.io.IOException

Open an output stream.

The stream must be closed after being used.

Specified by:

openOutputStream in interface IFile

Returns:

the output stream

Throws:

java.io.IOException - an io exception occured

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

exists

public boolean exists()

Test if the file exists.

Specified by:

exists in interface IFile

Returns:

whether the file exists or not