net.sourceforge.argval.utils
Interface LocateFile

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertyLocatedFile

public interface LocateFile

Locates a File. Implementing classes may contain rules, for locating the file. A message can be gotten, which gives the details, why this file was returned.

Author:

T. Verhagen

See Also:

PropertyLocatedFile

Method Summary

File	getFile() Returns the File instance.
String	getFileMessage() Returns a message about how the file was located.

Method Detail

getFile

File getFile()
             throws FileNotFoundException

Returns the File instance.

Returns:

The File instance.

Throws:

FileNotFoundException - Is thrown in the case the file is not found.

getFileMessage

String getFileMessage()

Returns a message about how the file was located.

Returns:

A message about how the file was located.