ForwardingJavaFileObject (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

java.lang.Object
- javax.tools.ForwardingFileObject<F>
- - javax.tools.ForwardingJavaFileObject<F>

Type Parameters:
F - the kind of file object forwarded to by this object

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileObject, JavaFileObject
```
public class ForwardingJavaFileObject<F extends JavaFileObject>
extends ForwardingFileObject<F>
implements JavaFileObject
```
Forwards calls to a given file object. Subclasses of this class might override some of these methods and might also provide additional fields and methods.

Since:

1.6

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.tools.JavaFileObject
  JavaFileObject.Kind

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class javax.tools.ForwardingFileObject
  fileObject

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor and Description

protected ForwardingJavaFileObject(F fileObject)
Creates a new instance of ForwardingJavaFileObject.

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor and Description
`protected`	`ForwardingJavaFileObject(F fileObject)` Creates a new instance of ForwardingJavaFileObject.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Modifier`	`getAccessLevel()` Provides a hint about the access level of the class represented by this file object.
`JavaFileObject.Kind`	`getKind()` Gets the kind of this file object.
`NestingKind`	`getNestingKind()` Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object.
`boolean`	`isNameCompatible(String simpleName, JavaFileObject.Kind kind)` Checks if this file object is compatible with the specified simple name and kind.

Methods inherited from class javax.tools.ForwardingFileObject
delete, getCharContent, getLastModified, getName, openInputStream, openOutputStream, openReader, openWriter, toUri

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.tools.FileObject
delete, getCharContent, getLastModified, getName, openInputStream, openOutputStream, openReader, openWriter, toUri

- Constructor Detail
  - ForwardingJavaFileObject
```
protected ForwardingJavaFileObject(F fileObject)
```
    Creates a new instance of ForwardingJavaFileObject.
    
    Parameters:
    fileObject - delegate to this file object
- Method Detail
  - getKind
```
public JavaFileObject.Kind getKind()
```
    Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
    
    Gets the kind of this file object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getKind in interface JavaFileObject
    
    Returns:
    the kind
  - isNameCompatible
```
public boolean isNameCompatible(String simpleName,
                       JavaFileObject.Kind kind)
```
    Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
    
    Checks if this file object is compatible with the specified simple name and kind. A simple name is a single identifier (not qualified) as defined in the Java Language Specification 3rd ed., section 6.2 "Names and Identifiers".
    
    Specified by:
    
    isNameCompatible in interface JavaFileObject
    
    Parameters:
    simpleName - a simple name of a class
    kind - a kind
    
    Returns:
    true if this file object is compatible; false otherwise
  - getNestingKind
```
public NestingKind getNestingKind()
```
    Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
    
    Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object. This method may return NestingKind.MEMBER to mean NestingKind.LOCAL or NestingKind.ANONYMOUS. If the nesting level is not known or this file object does not represent a class file this method returns null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getNestingKind in interface JavaFileObject
    
    Returns:
    the nesting kind, or null if the nesting kind is not known
  - getAccessLevel
```
public Modifier getAccessLevel()
```
    Description copied from interface: JavaFileObject
    
    Provides a hint about the access level of the class represented by this file object. If the access level is not known or if this file object does not represent a class file this method returns null.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAccessLevel in interface JavaFileObject
    
    Returns:
    the access level

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Class ForwardingJavaFileObject<F extends JavaFileObject>

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javax.tools.JavaFileObject

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javax.tools.ForwardingFileObject

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class javax.tools.ForwardingFileObject

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Methods inherited from interface javax.tools.FileObject

Constructor Detail

ForwardingJavaFileObject

Method Detail

getKind

isNameCompatible

getNestingKind

getAccessLevel