IBM WebSphere Application ServerTM
Release 8

com.ibm.websphere.logging.hpel.reader
Interface GenericFile


public interface GenericFile

Interface representing extension of File requiring special methods for finding child instances and to return InputStream providing file's content.


Method Summary
 java.io.File getChild(java.lang.String name)
          Returns child instance with the provided name.
 java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
          Returns input stream of this file content.
 

Method Detail

getChild

java.io.File getChild(java.lang.String name)
Returns child instance with the provided name.

Parameters:
name - name of the child instance
Returns:
instance of the same class representing the child instance.

getInputStream

java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                                   throws java.io.IOException
Returns input stream of this file content.

Returns:
input stream instance providing access to this file content
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if problem happens to open input stream

IBM WebSphere Application ServerTM
Release 8