Interface ArchivePath

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<ArchivePath>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicPath

public interface ArchivePath
extends Comparable<ArchivePath>

Represents a target context within an Archive under which an Node may be found. All ArchivePath contexts are absolute (ie. prepended with the '/' character). ArchivePaths may have parent contexts, unless the path is at the root.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final char	SEPARATOR	Separator character
static final String	SEPARATOR_STRING	Separator character as a String

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	get()	Obtains the context which this ArchivePath represents
ArchivePath	getParent()	Obtains the parent of this Path, if exists, else null.

Methods inherited from interface Comparable

compareTo

Field Details

SEPARATOR

static final char SEPARATOR

Separator character

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

SEPARATOR_STRING

static final String SEPARATOR_STRING

Separator character as a String

Method Details

get

String get()

Obtains the context which this ArchivePath represents

Returns:

getParent

ArchivePath getParent()

Obtains the parent of this Path, if exists, else null. For instance if the Path is "/my/path", the parent will be "/my". Each call will result in a new object reference, though subsequent calls upon the same Path will be equal by value.

Returns: