FileSource (tds 5.2 API)

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

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`File`	`getFile(String path)`	Return the File, if it exists, that the given path represents for the FileSource implementation in use.

- Method Detail
  - getFile
```
File getFile(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.