Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

org.eclipse.core.filebuffers
Class FileBuffers

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.core.filebuffers.FileBuffers

public final class FileBuffers
extends Object

Facade for the file buffers plug-in. Provides access to the text file buffer manager and helper methods for location handling. This facade is available independent from the activation status of the file buffers plug-in.

Since:
3.0

Method Summary
static File getSystemFileAtLocation(IPath location)
          Returns the file in the local file system for the given location.
static ITextFileBufferManager getTextFileBufferManager()
          Returns the text file buffer manager.
static IFile getWorkspaceFileAtLocation(IPath location)
          Returns the workspace file at the given location or null if the location is not a valid location in the workspace.
static IPath normalizeLocation(IPath location)
          Returns a copy of the given location in a normalized form.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getTextFileBufferManager

public static ITextFileBufferManager getTextFileBufferManager()
Returns the text file buffer manager. May return null if the file buffers plug-in may no be activated. This is, for example, the case when the method is called on plug-in shutdown.

Returns:
the text file buffer manager or null

getWorkspaceFileAtLocation

public static IFile getWorkspaceFileAtLocation(IPath location)
Returns the workspace file at the given location or null if the location is not a valid location in the workspace.

Parameters:
location - the location
Returns:
the workspace file at the location or null

normalizeLocation

public static IPath normalizeLocation(IPath location)
Returns a copy of the given location in a normalized form.

Parameters:
location - the location to be normalized
Returns:
normalized copy of location

getSystemFileAtLocation

public static File getSystemFileAtLocation(IPath location)
Returns the file in the local file system for the given location.

The location is either a full path of a workspace resource or an absolute path in the local file system.

Parameters:
location - the location
Returns:
the File in the local file system for the given location

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.0

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