Uses of Interface
javax.tools.JavaFileObject

Packages that use JavaFileObject

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 JavaFileObject in javax.annotation.processing

Methods in javax.annotation.processing that return JavaFileObject

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JavaFileObject	Filer.createClassFile(CharSequence name, Element... originatingElements) Creates a new class file, and returns an object to allow writing to it.
JavaFileObject	Filer.createSourceFile(CharSequence name, Element... originatingElements) Creates a new source file and returns an object to allow writing to it.

Uses of JavaFileObject in javax.tools

Classes in javax.tools with type parameters of type JavaFileObject

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

Classes in javax.tools that implement JavaFileObject

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

Methods in javax.tools that return JavaFileObject

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JavaFileObject	JavaFileManager.getJavaFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind) Gets a file object for input representing the specified class of the specified kind in the given location.
JavaFileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getJavaFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind)
JavaFileObject	JavaFileManager.getJavaFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind, FileObject sibling) Gets a file object for output representing the specified class of the specified kind in the given location.
JavaFileObject	ForwardingJavaFileManager.getJavaFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind, FileObject sibling)

Methods in javax.tools that return types with arguments of type JavaFileObject

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>	StandardJavaFileManager.getJavaFileObjects(File... files) Gets file objects representing the given files.
Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>	StandardJavaFileManager.getJavaFileObjects(String... names) Gets file objects representing the given file names.
Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>	StandardJavaFileManager.getJavaFileObjectsFromFiles(Iterable<? extends File> files) Gets file objects representing the given files.
Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject>	StandardJavaFileManager.getJavaFileObjectsFromStrings(Iterable<String> names) Gets file objects representing the given file names.
Iterable<JavaFileObject>	JavaFileManager.list(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, Set<JavaFileObject.Kind> kinds, boolean recurse) Lists all file objects matching the given criteria in the given location.
Iterable<JavaFileObject>	ForwardingJavaFileManager.list(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, Set<JavaFileObject.Kind> kinds, boolean recurse)

Methods in javax.tools with parameters of type JavaFileObject

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	JavaFileManager.inferBinaryName(JavaFileManager.Location location, JavaFileObject file) Infers a binary name of a file object based on a location.
String	ForwardingJavaFileManager.inferBinaryName(JavaFileManager.Location location, JavaFileObject file)

Method parameters in javax.tools with type arguments of type JavaFileObject

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StandardJavaFileManager	JavaCompiler.getStandardFileManager(DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener, Locale locale, Charset charset) Gets a new instance of the standard file manager implementation for this tool.
JavaCompiler.CompilationTask	JavaCompiler.getTask(Writer out, JavaFileManager fileManager, DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener, Iterable<String> options, Iterable<String> classes, Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits) Creates a future for a compilation task with the given components and arguments.
JavaCompiler.CompilationTask	JavaCompiler.getTask(Writer out, JavaFileManager fileManager, DiagnosticListener<? super JavaFileObject> diagnosticListener, Iterable<String> options, Iterable<String> classes, Iterable<? extends JavaFileObject> compilationUnits) Creates a future for a compilation task with the given components and arguments.