Class ForwardingJavaFileObject<F extends JavaFileObject>

java.lang.Object
javax.tools.ForwardingFileObject<F>
javax.tools.ForwardingJavaFileObject<F>
Type Parameters:
F - the kind of file object forwarded to by this object
All Implemented Interfaces:
FileObject, JavaFileObject
public class ForwardingJavaFileObject<F extends JavaFileObject> extends ForwardingFileObject<F> implements JavaFileObject
Forwards calls to a given file object. Subclasses of this class might override some of these methods and might also provide additional fields and methods.

Unless stated otherwise, references in this class to "this file object" should be interpreted as referring indirectly to the delegate file object.

Since:
1.6

  • Constructor Details

    • ForwardingJavaFileObject

      protected ForwardingJavaFileObject(F fileObject)
      Creates a new instance of ForwardingJavaFileObject.
      Parameters:
      fileObject - delegate to this file object

  • Method Details

    • getKind

      public JavaFileObject.Kind getKind()
      Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
      Returns the kind of this file object.
      Specified by:
      getKind in interface JavaFileObject
      Returns:
      the kind

    • isNameCompatible

      public boolean isNameCompatible(String simpleName, JavaFileObject.Kind kind)
      Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
      Checks if this file object is compatible with the specified simple name and kind. A simple name is a single identifier (not qualified) as defined in The Java Language Specification, section 6.2.
      Specified by:
      isNameCompatible in interface JavaFileObject
      Parameters:
      simpleName - a simple name of a class
      kind - a kind
      Returns:
      true if this file object is compatible; false otherwise

    • getNestingKind

      public NestingKind getNestingKind()
      Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
      Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object. This method may return NestingKind.MEMBER to mean NestingKind.LOCAL or NestingKind.ANONYMOUS. If the nesting level is not known or this file object does not represent a class file this method returns null.
      Specified by:
      getNestingKind in interface JavaFileObject
      Returns:
      the nesting kind, or null if the nesting kind is not known

    • getAccessLevel

      public Modifier getAccessLevel()
      Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
      Provides a hint about the access level of the class represented by this file object. If the access level is not known or this file object does not represent a class file this method returns null.
      Specified by:
      getAccessLevel in interface JavaFileObject
      Returns:
      the access level