JavaFileObject (Java SE 15 & JDK 15) (original) (raw)

All Superinterfaces:

[FileObject](FileObject.html "interface in javax.tools")

All Known Implementing Classes:

[ForwardingJavaFileObject](ForwardingJavaFileObject.html "class in javax.tools"), [SimpleJavaFileObject](SimpleJavaFileObject.html "class in javax.tools")

public interface JavaFileObject extends FileObject

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 null argument.

Since:

1.6

See Also:

JavaFileManager

• Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

• Method Summary

• Method Details

  • getKind

  Returns the kind of this file object.
  Returns:
  the kind

  • isNameCompatible

  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 class
  kind - a kind
  Returns:
  true if this file object is compatible; false otherwise

  • getNestingKind

  Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object. This method may returnNestingKind.MEMBER to meanNestingKind.LOCAL or NestingKind.ANONYMOUS. If the nesting level is not known or this file object does not represent a class file this method returns null.
  Returns:
  the nesting kind, or null if the nesting kind is not known

  • 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 returns null.
  Returns:
  the access level