Method Detail

• public void copyTo(OutputStream outstr)

  Copies the content of this file to an output stream. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling new FileInputStream(getFile()).

  Parameters:

  outstr - The output stream to write to. The caller is responsible for closing this stream.

• public boolean copyTo(File target)

  Copies this file to the given target file. Does not copy the file if the target is already a copy of this file.

  Parameters:

  target - the target file.

  Returns:

  true if this file was copied, false if it was up-to-date

• public File getFile()

  Returns the file being visited.

  Returns:

  The file. Never returns null.

• public long getLastModified()

  Returns the last modified time of this file. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling getFile().lastModified()

  Returns:

  The last modified time.

• public int getMode()

  Returns the Unix permissions of this file, e.g. 0644.

  Returns:

  The Unix file permissions.

• public String getName()

  Returns the base name of this file.

  Returns:

  The name. Never returns null.

• public String getPath()

  Returns the path of this file, relative to the root of the containing file tree. Always uses '/' as the hierarchy separator, regardless of platform file separator. Same as calling getRelativePath().getPathString().

  Returns:

  The path. Never returns null.

• public RelativePath getRelativePath()

  Returns the path of this file, relative to the root of the containing file tree.

  Returns:

  The path. Never returns null.

• public long getSize()

  Returns the size of this file. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling getFile().length().

  Returns:

  The size, in bytes.

• public boolean isDirectory()

  Returns true if this element is a directory, or false if this element is a regular file.

  Returns:

  true if this element is a directory.

• public InputStream open()

  Opens this file as an input stream. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling new FileInputStream(getFile()).

  Returns:

  The input stream. Never returns null. The caller is responsible for closing this stream.