Eclipse Platform
Kepler (4.3)

org.eclipse.core.resources
Class ResourceAttributes

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourceAttributes

public class ResourceAttributes
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents platform specific attributes of files. Any attributes can be added, but only the attributes that are supported by the platform will be used. These methods do not set the attributes in the file system.

Since:
3.1
See Also:
IResource.getResourceAttributes(), IResource.setResourceAttributes(ResourceAttributes)
Restriction:
This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.

Constructor Summary
ResourceAttributes()
          Creates a new instance of ResourceAttributes.
 
Method Summary
static ResourceAttributes fromFile(java.io.File file)
          Creates a new resource attributes instance with attributes taken from the specified file in the file system.
 boolean isArchive()
          Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked archive.
 boolean isExecutable()
          Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked executable.
 boolean isHidden()
          Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked hidden.
 boolean isReadOnly()
          Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked read only.
 boolean isSet(int mask)
          Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object has the given mask set.
 boolean isSymbolicLink()
          Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked as symbolic link.
 void set(int mask, boolean value)
          Clears all of the bits indicated by the mask.
 void setArchive(boolean archive)
          Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked archive.
 void setExecutable(boolean executable)
          Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked executable.
 void setHidden(boolean hidden)
          Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked hidden This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN.
 void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
          Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked read only.
 void setSymbolicLink(boolean symLink)
          Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked as symbolic link.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Returns a string representation of the attributes, suitable for debugging purposes only.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ResourceAttributes

public ResourceAttributes()
Creates a new instance of ResourceAttributes.

Method Detail

fromFile

public static ResourceAttributes fromFile(java.io.File file)
Creates a new resource attributes instance with attributes taken from the specified file in the file system. If the specified file does not exist or is not accessible, this method has the same effect as calling the default constructor.

Parameters:
file - The file to get attributes from
Returns:
A resource attributes object

isArchive

public boolean isArchive()
Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked archive.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE.

Returns:
true if this resource is marked archive, false otherwise
See Also:
setArchive(boolean), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE

isExecutable

public boolean isExecutable()
Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked executable.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_EXECUTABLE.

Returns:
true if this resource is marked executable, false otherwise
See Also:
setExecutable(boolean), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_EXECUTABLE

isHidden

public boolean isHidden()
Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked hidden.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN.

Returns:
true if this resource is marked hidden, false otherwise
Since:
3.2
See Also:
setHidden(boolean), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()
Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked read only.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_READ_ONLY.

Returns:
true if this resource is marked as read only, false otherwise
See Also:
setReadOnly(boolean), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_READ_ONLY

isSymbolicLink

public boolean isSymbolicLink()
Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked as symbolic link.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK.

Returns:
true if this resource is marked as symbolic link, false otherwise
Since:
3.4
See Also:
setSymbolicLink(boolean), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK

setArchive

public void setArchive(boolean archive)
Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked archive.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE.

Parameters:
archive - true to set it to be archive, false to unset
See Also:
isArchive(), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE

set

public void set(int mask,
                boolean value)
Clears all of the bits indicated by the mask.

Restriction:
This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
Restriction:
This method is not intended to be re-implemented or extended by clients.

isSet

public boolean isSet(int mask)
Returns whether this ResourceAttributes object has the given mask set.

Restriction:
This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
Restriction:
This method is not intended to be re-implemented or extended by clients.

setExecutable

public void setExecutable(boolean executable)
Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked executable.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_EXECUTABLE.

Parameters:
executable - true to set it to be executable, false to unset
See Also:
isExecutable(), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_EXECUTABLE

setHidden

public void setHidden(boolean hidden)
Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked hidden

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN.

Parameters:
hidden - true to set it to be marked hidden, false to unset
Since:
3.2
See Also:
isHidden(), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN

setReadOnly

public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked read only.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_READ_ONLY.

Parameters:
readOnly - true to set it to be marked read only, false to unset
See Also:
isReadOnly(), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_READ_ONLY

setSymbolicLink

public void setSymbolicLink(boolean symLink)
Sets or unsets whether this ResourceAttributes object is marked as symbolic link.

This attribute is used only on file systems supporting EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK.

Parameters:
symLink - true to set it to be marked as symbolic link, false to unset
Since:
3.4
See Also:
isSymbolicLink(), IFileSystem.attributes(), EFS.ATTRIBUTE_SYMLINK

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Returns a string representation of the attributes, suitable for debugging purposes only.

Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object

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