org.apache.commons.vfs2
Enum FileType

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Enum<FileType>
      extended by org.apache.commons.vfs2.FileType
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Comparable<FileType>

public enum FileType
extends java.lang.Enum<FileType>

An enumerated type that represents a file's type.

Author:
Commons VFS team

Enum Constant Summary
FILE
          A regular file.
FILE_OR_FOLDER
          A file or folder.
FOLDER
          A folder.
IMAGINARY
          A file that does not exist.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.String getName()
          Returns the name of this type.
 boolean hasAttributes()
          Returns true if files of this type may have attributes.
 boolean hasChildren()
          Returns true if files of this type may contain other files.
 boolean hasContent()
          Returns true if files of this type may have data content.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Returns the name of this type.
static FileType valueOf(java.lang.String name)
          Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static FileType[] values()
          Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, valueOf
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Enum Constant Detail

FOLDER

public static final FileType FOLDER
A folder. May contain other files, and have attributes, but does not have any data content.


FILE

public static final FileType FILE
A regular file. May have data content and attributes, but cannot contain other files.


FILE_OR_FOLDER

public static final FileType FILE_OR_FOLDER
A file or folder. May have data content and attributes, and can contain other files.


IMAGINARY

public static final FileType IMAGINARY
A file that does not exist. May not have data content, attributes, or contain other files.

Method Detail

values

public static FileType[] values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
for (FileType c : FileType.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:
an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static FileType valueOf(java.lang.String name)
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:
name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:
the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
java.lang.NullPointerException - if the argument is null

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Returns the name of this type.

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Enum<FileType>
Returns:
The name of this type.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Returns the name of this type.

Returns:
The name of the type.

hasChildren

public boolean hasChildren()
Returns true if files of this type may contain other files.

Returns:
tru if files can contain other files.

hasContent

public boolean hasContent()
Returns true if files of this type may have data content.

Returns:
true if files can have content.

hasAttributes

public boolean hasAttributes()
Returns true if files of this type may have attributes.

Returns:
true if files can have attributes