thredds.util.filesource

Interface FileSource

All Known Subinterfaces:

DescendantFileSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicDescendantFileSource, BasicWithExclusionsDescendantFileSource, ChainedFileSource

public interface FileSource

Represent a source for java.io.Files.

Since:

4.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.io.File	getFile(java.lang.String path) Return the File, if it exists, that the given path represents for the FileSource implementation in use.

Method Detail

getFile

java.io.File getFile(java.lang.String path)

Return the File, if it exists, that the given path represents for the FileSource implementation in use. Different implementations of FileSource can have different restrictions on the set of recognized paths. For instance, some implementations may only be able to handle paths that reference Files under a particular root directory.

Parameters:

path - the path to the desired File.

Returns:

the File represented by the path or null.