uk.ac.starlink.connect
Class FileNode

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.starlink.connect.FileNode

All Implemented Interfaces:

Node

Direct Known Subclasses:

FileBranch

public abstract class FileNode
extends java.lang.Object
implements Node

Node representing a file File in a local filesystem.

Since:

18 Feb 2005

Constructor Summary

protected

FileNode(java.io.File file) Constructs a node from a File.

Method Summary

static FileNode	createNode(java.io.File file) Creates a new FileNode from a File.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object other)
java.io.File	getFile()
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this node.
Branch	getParent() Returns the parent branch of this node.
int	hashCode()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FileNode

protected FileNode(java.io.File file)

Constructs a node from a File.

Parameters:

file - file

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: Node

Returns the name of this node. This should not be an entire pathname, that is, it should not include the name of its parent.

Specified by:

getName in interface Node

Returns:

name

getParent

public Branch getParent()

Description copied from interface: Node

Returns the parent branch of this node. If this node is at the root of its tree, it will return null.

Specified by:

getParent in interface Node

Returns:

parent

getFile

public java.io.File getFile()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

createNode

public static FileNode createNode(java.io.File file)

Creates a new FileNode from a File.

Parameters:

file - file

Returns:

branch or leaf representing file