com.jscape.inet.file
Interface JFileSystem

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaFileSystem

public interface JFileSystem

JFile system abstraction. Takes responsibility for corresponded JFile objects creation.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Alex Usun

Method Summary

void	close() Closes the file system object and releases all associated resources.
JFile	getFile(JFile parent, java.lang.String child) Creates a new JFile instance from a parent abstract pathname and a child pathname string.
JFile	getFile(java.lang.String pathname) Creates a new JFile instance by converting the given pathname string into an abstract pathname.
boolean	isClosed() Tests whether the current file system is already closed.

Method Detail

close

void close()

Closes the file system object and releases all associated resources.

isClosed

boolean isClosed()

Tests whether the current file system is already closed.

Returns:

true if the current file system is closed; false otherwise

getFile

JFile getFile(java.lang.String pathname)

Creates a new JFile instance by converting the given pathname string into an abstract pathname.

Parameters:

pathname - a pathname string

Returns:

a new JFile instance

getFile

JFile getFile(JFile parent,
              java.lang.String child)

Creates a new JFile instance from a parent abstract pathname and a child pathname string.

Parameters:

parent - the parent abstract pathname

child - the child pathname string

Returns:

a new JFile instance