Package org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider

Interface LocalFileProvider

All Superinterfaces:

FileProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultLocalFileProvider

public interface LocalFileProvider
extends FileProvider

A file provider which handles local files.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FileObject	findLocalFile(File file)	Converts from java.io.File to FileObject.
FileObject	findLocalFile(String name)	Finds a local file, from its local name.
boolean	isAbsoluteLocalName(String name)	Determines if a name is an absolute file name.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.vfs2.provider.FileProvider

createFileSystem, findFile, getCapabilities, getConfigBuilder, parseUri

Method Details

findLocalFile

FileObject findLocalFile(File file)
                  throws FileSystemException

Converts from java.io.File to FileObject.

Parameters:

file - The File for the file.

Returns:

The FileObject for the file.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if an error occurs.

findLocalFile

FileObject findLocalFile(String name)
                  throws FileSystemException

Finds a local file, from its local name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the file to locate.

Returns:

The FileObject for the file.

Throws:

FileSystemException - if an error occurs.

isAbsoluteLocalName

boolean isAbsoluteLocalName(String name)

Determines if a name is an absolute file name.

TODO - Move this to a general file name parser interface.

Parameters:

name - The name to test.

Returns:

true if the name is absolute.