jasp.io
Class File

java.lang.Object
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public class File

extends java.lang.Object

Contains methods and properties that allow you to create, delete, or move a file. Also allows you to query the system for a file name, path, and various other properties

Constructor Summary

File(java.lang.String filename)

Method Summary

void	Copy(java.lang.String destination) Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another.
void	Copy(java.lang.String destination, boolean overwrite) Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another.
void	Delete() Deletes a specified file
void	Delete(boolean force) Deletes a specified file
boolean	exists()
int	getAttributes()
vbdate	getDateCreated()
vbdate	getDateLastAccessed()
vbdate	getDateLastModified()
java.lang.String	getDrive()
java.lang.String	getName() Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder.
java.lang.String	getParentFolder()
java.lang.String	getPath()
java.lang.String	getShortName()
java.lang.String	getShortPath()
int	getSize()
java.lang.String	getType() Returns information about the type of a file or folder.
void	Move(java.lang.String destination) Moves a specified file or folder from one location to another.
TextStream	OpenAsTextStream() Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.
TextStream	OpenAsTextStream(int iomode) Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.
TextStream	OpenAsTextStream(int iomode, int format) Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.
void	setAttributes(int attr)
void	setName(java.lang.String name1)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

File

public File(java.lang.String filename)

Method Detail

setAttributes

public void setAttributes(int attr)

getAttributes

public int getAttributes()

getDateCreated

public vbdate getDateCreated()

getDateLastAccessed

public vbdate getDateLastAccessed()

getDateLastModified

public vbdate getDateLastModified()

getDrive

public java.lang.String getDrive()
                          throws java.lang.Exception

Returns:

Returns the drive letter of the drive on which the specified file or folder resides. Read-only.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder. Read/write.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name1)

getParentFolder

public java.lang.String getParentFolder()
                                 throws java.lang.Exception

getPath

public java.lang.String getPath()

getShortName

public java.lang.String getShortName()

getShortPath

public java.lang.String getShortPath()

getSize

public int getSize()

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Returns information about the type of a file or folder. For example, for files ending in .TXT, "Text Document" is returned.

exists

public boolean exists()

Copy

public void Copy(java.lang.String destination)
          throws java.lang.Exception

Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another.

Parameters:

destination - Destination where the file or folder is to be copied. Wildcard characters are not allowed.

Copy

public void Copy(java.lang.String destination,
                 boolean overwrite)
          throws java.lang.Exception

Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another.

Parameters:

destination - Destination where the file or folder is to be copied. Wildcard characters are not allowed.

overwrite - Boolean value that is True (default) if existing files or folders are to be overwritten; False if they are not.

Delete

public void Delete()
            throws java.lang.Exception

Deletes a specified file

Delete

public void Delete(boolean force)
            throws java.lang.Exception

Deletes a specified file

Parameters:

force - Boolean value that is True if files or folders with the read-only attribute set are to be deleted; False (default) if they are not.

Move

public void Move(java.lang.String destination)
          throws java.lang.Exception

Moves a specified file or folder from one location to another.

Parameters:

destination - Destination where the file or folder is to be moved. Wildcard characters are not allowed.

OpenAsTextStream

public TextStream OpenAsTextStream()

Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.

OpenAsTextStream

public TextStream OpenAsTextStream(int iomode)

Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.

Parameters:

iomode - Indicates input/output mode. Can be one of three constants: ForReading, ForWriting, or ForAppending.

OpenAsTextStream

public TextStream OpenAsTextStream(int iomode,
                                   int format)

Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.

Parameters:

iomode - Indicates input/output mode. Can be one of three constants: ForReading, ForWriting, or ForAppending.

format - One of three Tristate values used to indicate the format of the opened file. If omitted, the file is opened as ASCII.