org.gradle.api.file
Interface FileTreeElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

FileCopyDetails, FileVisitDetails

public interface FileTreeElement

Information about a file in a FileTree.

getFile

File getFile()

Returns the file being visited.

Returns:

The file. Never returns null.

isDirectory

boolean isDirectory()

Returns true if this element is a directory, or false if this element is a regular file.

Returns:

true if this element is a directory.

getLastModified

long getLastModified()

Returns the last modified time of this file. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling getFile().lastModified()

Returns:

The last modified time.

getSize

long getSize()

Returns the size of this file. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling getFile().length().

Returns:

The size, in bytes.

open

InputStream open()

Opens this file as an input stream. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling new FileInputStream(getFile()).

Returns:

The input stream. Never returns null. The caller is responsible for closing this stream.

copyTo

void copyTo(OutputStream outstr)

Copies the content of this file to an output stream. Generally, calling this method is more performant than calling new FileInputStream(getFile()).

Parameters:

outstr - The output stream to write to. The caller is responsible for closing this stream.

copyTo

boolean copyTo(File target)

Copies this file to the given target file. Does not copy the file if the target is already a copy of this file.

Parameters:

target - the target file.

Returns:

true if this file was copied, false if it was up-to-date

getName

String getName()

Returns the base name of this file.

Returns:

The name. Never returns null.

getPath

String getPath()

Returns the path of this file, relative to the root of the containing file tree. Always uses '/' as the hierarchy separator, regardless of platform file separator. Same as calling getRelativePath().getPathString().

Returns:

The path. Never returns null.

getRelativePath

RelativePath getRelativePath()

Returns the path of this file, relative to the root of the containing file tree.

Returns:

The path. Never returns null.