Uses of Interface
javax.tools.FileObject

Packages that use FileObject

Package	Description
com.sun.source.util	Provides utilities for operations on abstract syntax trees (AST).
javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.tools	Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

Uses of FileObject in com.sun.source.util

Methods in com.sun.source.util with parameters of type FileObject

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract DocCommentTree	DocTrees.getDocCommentTree(FileObject fileObject)	Returns the doc comment tree of the given file.
abstract DocTreePath	DocTrees.getDocTreePath(FileObject fileObject, PackageElement packageElement)	Returns a doc tree path containing the doc comment tree of the given file.

Uses of FileObject in javax.annotation.processing

Methods in javax.annotation.processing that return FileObject

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FileObject	Filer.createResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence moduleAndPkg, CharSequence relativeName, Element... originatingElements)	Creates a new auxiliary resource file for writing and returns a file object for it.
FileObject	Filer.getResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence moduleAndPkg, CharSequence relativeName)	Returns an object for reading an existing resource.

Uses of FileObject in javax.tools

Classes in javax.tools with type parameters of type FileObject

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ForwardingFileObject<F extends FileObject>	Forwards calls to a given file object.

Subinterfaces of FileObject in javax.tools

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	JavaFileObject	File abstraction for tools operating on Java™ programming language source and class files.

Classes in javax.tools that implement FileObject

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ForwardingFileObject<F extends FileObject>	Forwards calls to a given file object.
class	ForwardingJavaFileObject<F extends JavaFileObject>	Forwards calls to a given file object.
class	SimpleJavaFileObject	Provides simple implementations for most methods in JavaFileObject.

Fields in javax.tools declared as FileObject

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected F	ForwardingFileObject.fileObject	The file object which all methods are delegated to.

Methods in javax.tools that return FileObject

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName)
FileObject	JavaFileManager.getFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName)	Returns a file object for input representing the specified relative name in the specified package in the given package-oriented location.
FileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)
FileObject	JavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)	Returns a file object for output representing the specified relative name in the specified package in the given location.

Methods in javax.tools with parameters of type FileObject

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default Path	StandardJavaFileManager.asPath(FileObject file)	Returns the path, if any, underlying this file object (optional operation).
boolean	ForwardingJavaFileManager.contains(JavaFileManager.Location location, FileObject fo)
default boolean	JavaFileManager.contains(JavaFileManager.Location location, FileObject fo)	Determines whether or not a given file object is "contained in" a specified location.
FileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)
FileObject	JavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)	Returns a file object for output representing the specified relative name in the specified package in the given location.
JavaFileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getJavaFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind, FileObject sibling)
JavaFileObject	JavaFileManager.getJavaFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind, FileObject sibling)	Returns a file object for output representing the specified class of the specified kind in the given package-oriented location.
boolean	ForwardingJavaFileManager.isSameFile(FileObject a, FileObject b)
boolean	JavaFileManager.isSameFile(FileObject a, FileObject b)	Compares two file objects and return true if they represent the same underlying object.
boolean	StandardJavaFileManager.isSameFile(FileObject a, FileObject b)	Compares two file objects and return true if they represent the same canonical file, zip file entry, or entry in any file system based container.