org.restlet.engine.local
Class FileEntity

java.lang.Object
  org.restlet.engine.local.Entity
      org.restlet.engine.local.FileEntity

public class FileEntity
extends Entity

Local entity based on a regular File.

Constructor Summary

FileEntity(File file, MetadataService metadataService)
Constructor.

Method Summary

boolean	exists() Indicates if the entity does exist.
List<Entity>	getChildren() Returns the list of contained entities if the current entity is a directory, null otherwise.
File	getFile() Returns the underlying regular file.
String	getName() Returns the name.
Entity	getParent() Returns the parent directory (if any).
Representation	getRepresentation(MediaType defaultMediaType, int timeToLive) Returns a representation of this local entity.
boolean	isDirectory() Indicates if the entity is a directory.
boolean	isNormal() Indicates if the entity is a normal entity, especially if it is not a directory.

Methods inherited from class org.restlet.engine.local.Entity

getBaseName, getBaseName, getExtensions, getExtensions, getExtensions, getMetadataService, getVariant, updateMetadata

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FileEntity

public FileEntity(File file,
                  MetadataService metadataService)

Constructor.

Parameters:

file - The underlying file.

metadataService - The metadata service to use.

Method Detail

exists

public boolean exists()

Description copied from class: Entity

Indicates if the entity does exist.

Specified by:

exists in class Entity

Returns:

True if the entity does exists.

getChildren

public List<Entity> getChildren()

Description copied from class: Entity

Returns the list of contained entities if the current entity is a directory, null otherwise.

Specified by:

getChildren in class Entity

Returns:

The list of contained entities.

getFile

public File getFile()

Returns the underlying regular file.

Returns:

The underlying regular file.

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from class: Entity

Returns the name.

Specified by:

getName in class Entity

Returns:

The name.

getParent

public Entity getParent()

Description copied from class: Entity

Returns the parent directory (if any).

Specified by:

getParent in class Entity

Returns:

The parent directory, null otherwise.

getRepresentation

public Representation getRepresentation(MediaType defaultMediaType,
                                        int timeToLive)

Description copied from class: Entity

Returns a representation of this local entity.

Specified by:

getRepresentation in class Entity

Returns:

A representation of this entity.

isDirectory

public boolean isDirectory()

Description copied from class: Entity

Indicates if the entity is a directory.

Specified by:

isDirectory in class Entity

Returns:

True if the entity is a directory.

isNormal

public boolean isNormal()

Description copied from class: Entity

Indicates if the entity is a normal entity, especially if it is not a directory.

Specified by:

isNormal in class Entity

Returns:

True if the entity is a normal entity.

See Also:

File.isFile(), File.isDirectory()