net.cnri.repository

Interface FileDataElement

All Superinterfaces:

DataElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractFileDataElement, BdbjeDataElement, FilesystemDataElement, SQLiteDataElement

public interface FileDataElement
extends DataElement

Interface for DataElements which can be accessed as files.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.io.File	getFile() Returns a file for the data of the data element.

Methods inherited from interface net.cnri.repository.DataElement

delete, deleteAttribute, deleteAttributes, getAttribute, getAttributes, getDigitalObject, getName, getSize, getType, listAttributes, read, read, setAttribute, setAttributes, setType, write, write

Method Detail

getFile

java.io.File getFile()
                     throws RepositoryException

Returns a file for the data of the data element. Reading or writing the file corresponds to reading and writing the data element.

Returns:

A file for the data of the data element.

Throws:

RepositoryException