Uses of Interface
javax.tools.FileObject

Packages that use FileObject

Package	Description
javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.tools	Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

Uses of FileObject in javax.annotation.processing

Methods in javax.annotation.processing that return FileObject

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FileObject	Filer.createResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence pkg, CharSequence relativeName, Element... originatingElements) Creates a new auxiliary resource file for writing and returns a file object for it.
FileObject	Filer.getResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence pkg, CharSequence relativeName) Returns an object for reading an existing resource.

Uses of FileObject in javax.tools

Classes in javax.tools with type parameters of type FileObject

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ForwardingFileObject<F extends FileObject> Forwards calls to a given file object.

Subinterfaces of FileObject in javax.tools

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	JavaFileObject File abstraction for tools operating on Java™ programming language source and class files.

Classes in javax.tools that implement FileObject

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	ForwardingFileObject<F extends FileObject> Forwards calls to a given file object.
class	ForwardingJavaFileObject<F extends JavaFileObject> Forwards calls to a given file object.
class	SimpleJavaFileObject Provides simple implementations for most methods in JavaFileObject.

Fields in javax.tools declared as FileObject

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected F	ForwardingFileObject.fileObject The file object which all methods are delegated to.

Methods in javax.tools that return FileObject

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName)
FileObject	JavaFileManager.getFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName) Gets a file object for input representing the specified relative name in the specified package in the given location.
FileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)
FileObject	JavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling) Gets a file object for output representing the specified relative name in the specified package in the given location.

Methods in javax.tools with parameters of type FileObject

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
FileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)
FileObject	JavaFileManager.getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location,