org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository
Interface FileContentReader

All Superinterfaces:

ContentAccessor, ContentReader

public interface FileContentReader
extends ContentReader

Extension to ContentReader for Readers which are able to make the backing file available to you.

See Also:

ContentReader

Method Summary

boolean	exists() Check if the underlying content is present.
java.io.File	getFile() Provides access to the underlying File that this Reader accesses.

Methods inherited from interface org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentReader

getContent, getContent, getContentInputStream, getContentString, getContentString, getFileChannel, getLastModified, getReadableChannel, getReader, isClosed

Methods inherited from interface org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentAccessor

addListener, getContentData, getContentUrl, getEncoding, getLocale, getMimetype, getSize, isChannelOpen, setEncoding, setLocale, setMimetype

Method Detail

getFile

java.io.File getFile()

Provides access to the underlying File that this Reader accesses.

Returns:

Returns the file that this reader accesses

exists

boolean exists()

Description copied from interface: ContentReader

Check if the underlying content is present.

Specified by:

exists in interface ContentReader

Returns:

Whether the file exists or not