FileObject JDK 1.6)

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public boolean delete ()

Deletes this file object.

public CharSequence getCharContent (boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) throws IOException

Gets the character content of this file object, if available.

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 ignoreEncodingErrors is true.
Returns: a CharSequence if available; {@code null} otherwise
Parameters:
- ignoreEncodingErrors - ignore encoding errors if true
Throws:
- IllegalStateException - if this file object was opened for writing and does not support reading
- UnsupportedOperationException - if this kind of file object does not support character access
- IOException - if an I/O error occurred

public long getLastModified ()

Gets the time this file object was last modified.

public String getName ()

Gets a user-friendly name for this file object.

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 "BobsApp\Test.java" on
the command line, this method should return "BobsApp\Test.java" whereas the toUri
method might return file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/BobsApp/Test.java.
Returns: a user-friendly name

public InputStream openInputStream () throws IOException

Gets an InputStream for this file object.

public OutputStream openOutputStream () throws IOException

Gets an OutputStream for this file object.

public Reader openReader (boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) throws IOException

Gets a reader for this object.

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 ignoreEncodingErrors is true.
Returns: a Reader
Parameters:
- ignoreEncodingErrors - ignore encoding errors if true
Throws:
- IllegalStateException - if this file object was opened for writing and does not support reading
- UnsupportedOperationException - if this kind of file object does not support character access
- IOException - if an I/O error occurred

public Writer openWriter () throws IOException

Gets a Writer for this file object.

public URI toUri ()

Returns a URI identifying this file object.