util
Class FileAccess

java.lang.Object
  util.FileAccess

All Implemented Interfaces:

Path

public class FileAccess
extends Object
implements Path

A class providing static methods for accessing files. Intended for easy configuration. Uses the Path interface to define some system properties on first class load. Additionally provides special path-characters to allow user config. Use the unicode private area from E000 to F8FF for shortcuts.

Field Summary

private static String[]	SHORTCUT An array of path-specification shortcuts.
private static String[]	SUBSTITUTE The array of key-substitutes for shortcuts.
static String	USERCONFIG The rest-of-the-world path-shortcut for the user config directory.

Fields inherited from interface util.Path

DEFSYSTEM, FILESEP, KEY_SYSTEM, NL, PATHSEP

Constructor Summary

FileAccess()

Method Summary

static File

fromName(String path, String name) Expands a file name and a path into a file object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

SHORTCUT

private static final String[] SHORTCUT

An array of path-specification shortcuts.

SUBSTITUTE

private static final String[] SUBSTITUTE

The array of key-substitutes for shortcuts.

USERCONFIG

public static final String USERCONFIG

The rest-of-the-world path-shortcut for the user config directory.

Constructor Detail

FileAccess

public FileAccess()

Method Detail

fromName

public static File fromName(String path,
                            String name)

Expands a file name and a path into a file object. A path name starting with one of the SHORTCUT strings, immediately followed by the file separator char, is substituted with the system-property value of the SUBSTITUTE key.

Parameters:

path - The parent path. Can be null.

name - The file name or a specified path.