Module java.compiler
Package javax.tools

Interface StandardJavaFileManager

All Superinterfaces:
AutoCloseable, Closeable, Flushable, JavaFileManager, OptionChecker
public interface StandardJavaFileManager extends JavaFileManager
File manager based on java.io.File and java.nio.file.Path. A common way to obtain an instance of this class is using getStandardFileManager, for example: 
   JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
   DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject> diagnostics =
       new DiagnosticCollector<JavaFileObject>();
   StandardJavaFileManager fm = compiler.getStandardFileManager(diagnostics, null, null);
This file manager creates file objects representing regular files, zip file entries, or entries in similar file system based containers. Any file object returned from a file manager implementing this interface must observe the following behavior: According to these rules, the following URIs, for example, are allowed:
  • file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/BobsApp/Test.java
  • jar:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/lib/vendorA.jar!/com/vendora/LibraryClass.class
Whereas these are not (reason in parentheses):
  • file:BobsApp/Test.java (the file name is relative and depend on the current directory)
  • jar:lib/vendorA.jar!/com/vendora/LibraryClass.class (the first half of the path depends on the current directory, whereas the component after ! is legal)
  • Test.java (this URI depends on the current directory and does not have a schema)
  • jar:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/UncleBob/BobsApp/../lib/vendorA.jar!com/vendora/LibraryClass.class (the path is not normalized)

All implementations of this interface must support Path objects representing files in the default file system. It is recommended that implementations should support Path objects from any filesystem.

API Note:
Some methods on this interface take a Collection<? extends Path> instead of Iterable<? extends Path>. This is to prevent the possibility of accidentally calling the method with a single Path as such an argument, because although Path implements Iterable<Path>, it would almost never be correct to call these methods with a single Path and have it be treated as an Iterable of its components.
Since:
1.6

  • Method Details

    • isSameFile

      boolean 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.
      Specified by:
      isSameFile in interface JavaFileManager
      Parameters:
      a - a file object
      b - a file object
      Returns:
      true if the given file objects represent the same canonical file, zip file entry or path; false otherwise
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if either of the arguments were created with another file manager implementation

    • getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles

      Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Iterable<? extends File> files)
      Returns file objects representing the given files.
      Parameters:
      files - a list of files
      Returns:
      a list of file objects
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the list of files includes a directory

    • getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths

      default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection<? extends Path> paths)
      Returns file objects representing the given paths.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation lazily converts each path to a file and calls getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles. IllegalArgumentException will be thrown if any of the paths cannot be converted to a file at the point the conversion happens.
      Parameters:
      paths - a list of paths
      Returns:
      a list of file objects
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the list of paths includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
      Since:
      13

    • getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths

      @Deprecated(since="13") default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Iterable<? extends Path> paths)
      Deprecated.
      use getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection) instead, to prevent the possibility of accidentally calling the method with a single Path as such an argument. Although Path implements Iterable<Path>, it would almost never be correct to pass a single Path and have it be treated as an Iterable of its components.
      Returns file objects representing the given paths.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation lazily converts each path to a file and calls getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths. IllegalArgumentException will be thrown if any of the paths cannot be converted to a file at the point the conversion happens.
      Parameters:
      paths - a list of paths
      Returns:
      a list of file objects
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the list of paths includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths.
      Since:
      9

    • getJavaFileObjects

      Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjects(File... files)
      Returns file objects representing the given files. Convenience method equivalent to: 
      getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Arrays.asList(files))
      Parameters:
      files - an array of files
      Returns:
      a list of file objects
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the array of files includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
      NullPointerException - if the given array contains null elements

    • getJavaFileObjects

      default Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjects(Path... paths)
      Returns file objects representing the given paths. Convenience method equivalent to: 
      getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Arrays.asList(paths))
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation will only throw NullPointerException if getJavaFileObjectsFromPaths(Collection) throws it.
      Parameters:
      paths - an array of paths
      Returns:
      a list of file objects
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the array of files includes a directory or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
      NullPointerException - if the given array contains null elements
      Since:
      9

    • getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings

      Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings(Iterable<String> names)
      Returns file objects representing the given file names.
      Parameters:
      names - a list of file names
      Returns:
      a list of file objects
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the list of file names includes a directory

    • getJavaFileObjects

      Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> getJavaFileObjects(String... names)
      Returns file objects representing the given file names. Convenience method equivalent to: 
      getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings(Arrays.asList(names))
      Parameters:
      names - a list of file names
      Returns:
      a list of file objects
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the array of file names includes a directory
      NullPointerException - if the given array contains null elements

    • setLocation

      void setLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location, Iterable<? extends File> files) throws IOException
      Associates the given search path with the given location. Any previous value will be discarded. If the location is a module-oriented or output location, any module-specific associations set up by setLocationForModule will be cancelled.
      Parameters:
      location - a location
      files - a list of files, if null use the default search path for this location
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if location is an output location and files does not contain exactly one element
      IOException - if location is an output location and does not represent an existing directory
      See Also:

    • setLocationFromPaths

      default void setLocationFromPaths(JavaFileManager.Location location, Collection<? extends Path> paths) throws IOException
      Associates the given search path with the given location. Any previous value will be discarded. If the location is a module-oriented or output location, any module-specific associations set up by setLocationForModule will be cancelled.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation lazily converts each path to a file and calls setLocation. IllegalArgumentException will be thrown if any of the paths cannot be converted to a file at the point the conversion happens.
      Parameters:
      location - a location
      paths - a list of paths, if null use the default search path for this location
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if location is an output location and paths does not contain exactly one element or if this file manager does not support any of the given paths
      IOException - if location is an output location and paths does not represent an existing directory
      Since:
      9
      See Also:

    • setLocationForModule

      default void setLocationForModule(JavaFileManager.Location location, String moduleName, Collection<? extends Path> paths) throws IOException
      Associates the given search path with the given module and location, which must be a module-oriented or output location. Any previous value will be discarded. This overrides any default association derived from the search path associated with the location itself. All such module-specific associations will be cancelled if a new search path is associated with the location by calling setLocation or setLocationFromPaths.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation throws UnsupportedOperationException.
      Parameters:
      location - the location
      moduleName - the name of the module
      paths - the search path to associate with the location and module.
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the location is not a module-oriented or output location.
      UnsupportedOperationException - if this operation is not supported by this file manager.
      IOException - if location is an output location and paths does not represent an existing directory
      Since:
      9
      See Also:

    • getLocation

      Iterable<? extends File> getLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location)
      Returns the search path associated with the given location.
      Parameters:
      location - a location
      Returns:
      a list of files or null if this location has no associated search path
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if any element of the search path cannot be converted to a File, or if the search path cannot be represented as a simple series of files.
      See Also:

    • getLocationAsPaths

      default Iterable<? extends Path> getLocationAsPaths(JavaFileManager.Location location)
      Returns the search path associated with the given location.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation calls getLocation and then returns an Iterable formed by calling toPath() on each File returned from getLocation.
      Parameters:
      location - a location
      Returns:
      a list of paths or null if this location has no associated search path
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the search path cannot be represented as a simple series of paths.
      Since:
      9
      See Also:

    • asPath

      default Path asPath(FileObject file)
      Returns the path, if any, underlying this file object (optional operation). File objects derived from a FileSystem, including the default file system, typically have a corresponding underlying Path object. In such cases, this method may be used to access that object.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation throws UnsupportedOperationException for all files.
      Parameters:
      file - a file object
      Returns:
      a path representing the same underlying file system artifact
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the file object does not have an underlying path
      UnsupportedOperationException - if the operation is not supported by this file manager
      Since:
      9

    • setPathFactory

      default void setPathFactory(StandardJavaFileManager.PathFactory f)
      Specify a factory that can be used to generate a path from a string, or series of strings. If this method is not called, a factory whose getPath method is equivalent to calling java.nio.file.Paths.get(first, more) will be used.
      Implementation Requirements:
      The default implementation of this method ignores the factory that is provided.
      Parameters:
      f - the factory
      Since:
      9