net.bytebuddy.build

Interface Plugin.Engine.Source.Element

All Known Implementing Classes:

Plugin.Engine.Source.Element.ForByteArray, Plugin.Engine.Source.Element.ForFile, Plugin.Engine.Source.Element.ForJarEntry

Enclosing interface:

Plugin.Engine.Source

public static interface Plugin.Engine.Source.Element

Represents a binary element found in a source location.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static class	Plugin.Engine.Source.Element.ForByteArray An element representation for a byte array.
static class	Plugin.Engine.Source.Element.ForFile An element representation for a file.
static class	Plugin.Engine.Source.Element.ForJarEntry Represents a jar file entry as an element.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
InputStream	getInputStream() Returns an input stream to read this element's binary information.
String	getName() Returns the element's relative path and name.
<T> T	resolveAs(Class<T> type) Resolves this element to a more specialized form if possible.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the element's relative path and name. If the name ends with a /, it represents a folder.

Returns:

The element's path and name.

getInputStream

InputStream getInputStream()
                    throws IOException

Returns an input stream to read this element's binary information. Must not be invoked for folders.

Returns:

An input stream that represents this element's binary information.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs.

resolveAs

@MaybeNull
<T> T resolveAs(Class<T> type)

Resolves this element to a more specialized form if possible. Doing so allows for performance optimizations if more specialized formats are available.

Type Parameters:

T - The requested spezialized type.

Parameters:

type - The requested spezialized type.

Returns:

The resolved element or null if a transformation is impossible.