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WebLogic Server 8.1 API Reference

weblogic.io.common
Interface T3File


Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URL.openConnection() instead.

public interface T3File

Interface that defines a T3File. T3Files are produced by WebLogic File Systems, and as such may represent local files on the client or remote files on the server. This makes it easy to write code that treats the two uniformly.

In addition to methods that mirror those of java.io.File, T3File has methods to produce T3FileInputStreams and T3FileOutputStreams. All of these methods behave the same for local and remote files except for the following. First, there is no notion of the "current user directory" on a remote file system, so all file names are absolute. Second, the bufferSize, readAhead, and writeBehind arguments to the methods for producing streams are ignored in the local case.

Here's an example of how this interface is used in the process of deleting a remote file:

   T3Client t3 = new T3Client("t3://host:port");

   // Get file system and file.
   T3FileSystem myfs = t3.services.io().getFileSystem("myFileSystem");
   T3File myFile = myfs.getFile("someDirectory/someFile"); 

   // Use java.io.File-style methods to delete the file
   myFile.delete();
 

Author:
Copyright © 2004 BEA Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
See Also:
T3FileSystem, T3FileInputStream, T3FileOutputStream

Method Summary
 boolean canRead()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean canWrite()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean delete()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean exists()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 T3File extend(java.lang.String suffix)
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 java.lang.String getAbsolutePath()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 java.lang.String getCanonicalPath()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 T3FileInputStream getFileInputStream()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getInputStream() instead.
 T3FileInputStream getFileInputStream(int bufferSize, int readAhead)
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getInputStream() instead.
 T3FileOutputStream getFileOutputStream()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getOutputStream() instead.
 T3FileOutputStream getFileOutputStream(int bufferSize, int writeBehind)
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getOutputStream() instead.
 java.lang.String getName()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 java.lang.String getParent()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 java.lang.String getPath()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 int hashCode()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean isAbsolute()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean isDirectory()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean isFile()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 long lastModified()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 long length()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 java.lang.String[] list()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 java.lang.String[] list(java.io.FilenameFilter filter)
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean mkdir()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean mkdirs()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 boolean renameTo(T3File dest)
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 java.lang.String toString()
          Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
 

Method Detail

getFileInputStream

public T3FileInputStream getFileInputStream()
                                     throws T3Exception
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getInputStream() instead.
Gets a new T3FileInputStream object for reading from the file. If it is remote, uses the default bufferSize and readAhead.

Returns:
the T3FileInputStream
Throws:
T3Exception - if there is an error creating the stream

getFileInputStream

public T3FileInputStream getFileInputStream(int bufferSize,
                                            int readAhead)
                                     throws T3Exception
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getInputStream() instead.
Gets a new T3FileInputStream object for reading from the file. If it is remote, uses the specified bufferSize and readAhead. The size of the buffer is in bytes, and readAhead refers to the number of buffers fetched in advance of the user's request.

Parameters:
bufferSize - Size of transfer buffers in bytes
readAhead - Number of transfer buffers fetched in advance
Returns:
the T3FileInputStream
Throws:
T3Exception - if there is an error

getFileOutputStream

public T3FileOutputStream getFileOutputStream()
                                       throws T3Exception
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getOutputStream() instead.
Gets a new T3FileOutputStream object for writing to the file. If it is remote, uses the default bufferSize and writeBehind.

Returns:
the T3FileOutputStream
Throws:
T3Exception - if there is an error

getFileOutputStream

public T3FileOutputStream getFileOutputStream(int bufferSize,
                                              int writeBehind)
                                       throws T3Exception
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1. Use java.net.URLConnection.getOutputStream() instead.
Gets a new T3FileOutputStream object for writing to the file. If it is remote, uses the specified bufferSize and writeBehind. The size of the buffer is in bytes, and writeBehind refers to the number of unwritten buffers that can be outstanding before the next write blocks.

Parameters:
bufferSize - Size of transfer buffers in bytes
writeBehind - Number of unwritten transfer buffers
Returns:
the T3FileOutputStream
Throws:
T3Exception - if there is an error

extend

public T3File extend(java.lang.String suffix)
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns a new T3File defined by this file's path extended by a suffix.

Parameters:
suffix - the path suffix
Returns:
the T3File with extended path

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns the name of the file represented by this object. The name is everything in the pathame after the last occurrence of the separator character.

Returns:
the name of the file (without any directory components) represented by this T3File object
See Also:
getPath()

getPath

public java.lang.String getPath()
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns the pathname of the file represented by this object.

Returns:
the pathname represented by this T3File object

getAbsolutePath

public java.lang.String getAbsolutePath()
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns the absolute pathname of the file represented by this object. If this object represents an absolute pathname, then return the pathname. Otherwise, return a pathname that is a concatenation of the current user directory, the separator character, and the pathname of this file object. Remote file systems do not have a current user directory, so remote file names are always absolute.

The system property user.dir contains the current user directory.

Returns:
a system-dependent absolute pathname for this T3File
See Also:
getPath(), isAbsolute()

getCanonicalPath

public java.lang.String getCanonicalPath()
                                  throws java.io.IOException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns the canonical form of this T3File object's pathname. The precise definition of canonical form is system-dependent, but it usually specifies an absolute pathname in which all relative references and references to the current user directory have been completely resolved. The canonical form of a pathname of a nonexistent file may not be defined.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - if an I/O error occurs, which is possible because the construction of the canonical path may require file system queries

getParent

public java.lang.String getParent()
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns the parent part of the pathname of this T3File object, or null if the name has no parent part. The parent part is generally everything leading up to the last occurrence of the separator character, although the precise definition is system dependent. On UNIX, for example, the parent part of /usr/lib is /usr, whose parent part is /, which in turn has no parent. On Windows platforms, the parent part of c:\java is c:\, which in turn has no parent.

See Also:
getPath(), getCanonicalPath()

exists

public boolean exists()
               throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Tests if this T3File exists.

Returns:
true if the file specified by this object exists; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

canWrite

public boolean canWrite()
                 throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Tests if the application can write to this file.

Returns:
true if the application is allowed to write to the file specified by this object; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkWrite method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed write access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkWrite(java.lang.String)

canRead

public boolean canRead()
                throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Tests if the application can read from the specified file.

Returns:
true if the file specified by this object exists and the application can read the file; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

isFile

public boolean isFile()
               throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Tests if the file represented by this T3File object is a "normal" file.

A file is "normal" if it is not a directory and, in addition, satisfies other system-dependent criteria. Any non-directory file created by a Java application is guaranteed to be a normal file.

Returns:
true if the file specified by this object exists and is a "normal" file; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

isDirectory

public boolean isDirectory()
                    throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Tests if the file represented by this T3File object is a directory.

Returns:
true if this T3File exists and is a directory; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

isAbsolute

public boolean isAbsolute()
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Tests if the file represented by this T3File object is an absolute pathname. The definition of an absolute pathname is system dependent. For example, on UNIX, a pathname is absolute if its first character is the separator character. On Windows platforms, a pathname is absolute if its first character is an ASCII '\' or '/', or if it begins with a letter followed by a colon. Remote file systems do not have a current user directory, so remote file names are always absolute.

Returns:
true if the pathname indicated by the T3File object is an absolute pathname; false otherwise
See Also:
getPath()

lastModified

public long lastModified()
                  throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns the time that the file represented by this T3File object was last modified.

The return value is system dependent and should only be used to compare with other values returned by last modified. It should not be interpreted as an absolute time.

Returns:
the time the file specified by this object was last modified, or 0L if the specified file does not exist
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

length

public long length()
            throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns the length of the file represented by this T3File object.

Returns:
the length, in bytes, of the file specified by this object, or 0L if the specified file does not exist
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

mkdir

public boolean mkdir()
              throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Creates a directory whose pathname is specified by this T3File object.

Returns:
true if the directory could be created; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkWrite method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed write access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkWrite(java.lang.String)

renameTo

public boolean renameTo(T3File dest)
                 throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Renames the file specified by this T3File object to have the pathname given by the T3File argument. The renaming fails if the two files are not on the same file system.

Parameters:
dest - the new filename
Returns:
true if the renaming succeeds; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkWrite method is called both with the pathname of this file object and with the pathname of the destination target object to see if the application is allowed to write to both files
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkWrite(java.lang.String)

mkdirs

public boolean mkdirs()
               throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Creates a directory whose pathname is specified by this T3File object, including any necessary parent directories.

Returns:
true if the directory (or directories) could be created; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkWrite method is called with the pathname of each of the directories that is to be created, before any of the directories are created
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkWrite(java.lang.String)

list

public java.lang.String[] list()
                        throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns a list of the files in the directory specified by this T3File object.

Returns:
an array of file names in the specified directory; this list does not include the current directory or the parent directory ("." and ".." on Unix systems)
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

list

public java.lang.String[] list(java.io.FilenameFilter filter)
                        throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns a list of the files in the directory specified by this T3File that satisfy the specified filter. If the file system is remote, the filename filter must be serializable.

Parameters:
filter - a filename filter
Returns:
an array of file names in the specified directory; this list does not include the current directory or the parent directory ("." and ".." on Unix systems)
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkRead method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed read access to the file
See Also:
getPath(), FilenameFilter, SecurityManager.checkRead(java.lang.String)

delete

public boolean delete()
               throws java.lang.SecurityException
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Deletes the file specified by this object. If the target file to be deleted is a directory, it must be empty for deletion to succeed.

Returns:
true if the file is successfully deleted; false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.SecurityException - if a security manager exists, its checkDelete method is called with the pathname of this T3File to see if the application is allowed to delete the file
See Also:
getPath(), SecurityManager.checkDelete(java.lang.String)

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Computes a hashcode for the file.

Returns:
a hash code value for this T3File object
Overrides:
hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Compares this object against the specified object. Returns true if and only if the argument:
  1. is a non-null T3File object;
  2. is on the same file system as this object; and
  3. has pathname equal to the pathname of this object.

Parameters:
obj - the object to compare with
Returns:
true if the objects are the same; false otherwise
Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()
Deprecated. Deprecated in WebLogic Server 6.1.
Returns a string representation of this object.

Returns:
a string giving the pathname of this object
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
See Also:
getPath()

Documentation is available at
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13222_01/wls/docs81