org.apache.poi.poifs.filesystem
Interface Entry

All Known Subinterfaces:

DirectoryEntry, DocumentEntry

All Known Implementing Classes:

DirectoryNode, DocumentNode, EntryNode

public interface Entry

This interface provides access to an object managed by a Filesystem instance. Entry objects are further divided into DocumentEntry and DirectoryEntry instances.

Author:

Marc Johnson (mjohnson at apache dot org)

Method Summary

boolean	delete() Delete this Entry.
java.lang.String	getName() get the name of the Entry
DirectoryEntry	getParent() get this Entry's parent (the DirectoryEntry that owns this Entry).
boolean	isDirectoryEntry() is this a DirectoryEntry?
boolean	isDocumentEntry() is this a DocumentEntry?
boolean	renameTo(java.lang.String newName) Rename this Entry.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

get the name of the Entry

Returns:

name

isDirectoryEntry

boolean isDirectoryEntry()

is this a DirectoryEntry?

Returns:

true if the Entry is a DirectoryEntry, else false

isDocumentEntry

boolean isDocumentEntry()

is this a DocumentEntry?

Returns:

true if the Entry is a DocumentEntry, else false

getParent

DirectoryEntry getParent()

get this Entry's parent (the DirectoryEntry that owns this Entry). All Entry objects, except the root Entry, has a parent.

Returns:

this Entry's parent; null iff this is the root Entry

delete

boolean delete()

Delete this Entry. This operation should succeed, but there are special circumstances when it will not: If this Entry is the root of the Entry tree, it cannot be deleted, as there is no way to create another one. If this Entry is a directory, it cannot be deleted unless it is empty.

Returns:

true if the Entry was successfully deleted, else false

renameTo

boolean renameTo(java.lang.String newName)

Rename this Entry. This operation will fail if: There is a sibling Entry (i.e., an Entry whose parent is the same as this Entry's parent) with the same name. This Entry is the root of the Entry tree. Its name is dictated by the Filesystem and many not be changed.

Parameters:

newName - the new name for this Entry

Returns:

true if the operation succeeded, else false