Package org.apache.commons.configuration2.io

Interface FileLocatorAware

All Known Implementing Classes:
PropertiesConfiguration, XMLConfiguration, XMLPropertiesConfiguration, XMLPropertyListConfiguration
public interface FileLocatorAware

Definition of an interface to be implemented by FileBased objects which need access to the current FileLocator.

When loading or saving a FileBased object using FileHandler the handler eventually invokes the read() or write() methods passing in a reader or writer. For some implementations this may not be sufficient because they need information about the current location. For instance, a concrete FileBased implementation may have to resolve other data sources based on relative file names which have to be interpreted in the context of the current file location.

To deal with such scenarios, affected implementations can choose to implement this interface. They are then passed the current location to the file being accessed before their read() or write() method is called.

Since:
2.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    initFileLocator(FileLocator locator)
    Passes the current FileLocator to this object.

  • Method Details

    • initFileLocator

      void initFileLocator(FileLocator locator)
      Passes the current FileLocator to this object. Note that this FileLocator object is only temporarily valid for the following invocation of read() or write(. Depending on the state of the FileHandler and which of its methods was called, the object may not be fully initialized. For instance, if the FileHandler's load(InputStream) method was called, no file information is available, and all methods of the FileLocator will return null.
      Parameters:
      locator - the current FileLocator