java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable
```
public class FTPFile
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable
```
The FTPFile class is used to represent information about files stored on an FTP server.

See Also:

FTPFileEntryParser, FTPClient.listFiles(), Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`DIRECTORY_TYPE`	A constant indicating an FTPFile is a directory.
`static int`	`EXECUTE_PERMISSION`	A constant indicating file execute permission or directory listing permission.
`static int`	`FILE_TYPE`	A constant indicating an FTPFile is a file.
`static int`	`GROUP_ACCESS`	A constant indicating group access permissions.
`static int`	`READ_PERMISSION`	A constant indicating file/directory read permission.
`static int`	`SYMBOLIC_LINK_TYPE`	A constant indicating an FTPFile is a symbolic link.
`static int`	`UNKNOWN_TYPE`	A constant indicating an FTPFile is of unknown type.
`static int`	`USER_ACCESS`	A constant indicating user access permissions.
`static int`	`WORLD_ACCESS`	A constant indicating world access permissions.
`static int`	`WRITE_PERMISSION`	A constant indicating file/directory write permission.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

FTPFile()
Creates an empty FTPFile.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getGroup()`	Gets the name of the group owning the file.
`int`	`getHardLinkCount()`	Gets the number of hard links to this file.
`java.lang.String`	`getLink()`	If the FTPFile is a symbolic link, this method returns the name of the file being pointed to by the symbolic link.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Gets the name of the file.
`java.lang.String`	`getRawListing()`	Gets the original FTP server raw listing used to initialize the FTPFile.
`long`	`getSize()`	Gets the file size in bytes.
`java.util.Calendar`	`getTimestamp()`	Gets the file timestamp.
`java.time.Instant`	`getTimestampInstant()`	Gets the file timestamp.
`int`	`getType()`	Gets the type of the file (one of the `_TYPE` constants), e.g., if it is a directory, a regular file, or a symbolic link.
`java.lang.String`	`getUser()`	Gets the name of the user owning the file.
`boolean`	`hasPermission(int access, int permission)`	Tests if the given access group (one of the `_ACCESS` constants) has the given access permission (one of the `_PERMISSION` constants) to the file.
`boolean`	`isDirectory()`	Tests if the file is a directory.
`boolean`	`isFile()`	Tests if the file is a regular file.
`boolean`	`isSymbolicLink()`	Tests if the file is a symbolic link.
`boolean`	`isUnknown()`	Tests if the type of the file is unknown.
`boolean`	`isValid()`	Tests whether an entry is valid or not.
`void`	`setGroup(java.lang.String group)`	Sets the name of the group owning the file.
`void`	`setHardLinkCount(int links)`	Sets the number of hard links to this file.
`void`	`setLink(java.lang.String link)`	If the FTPFile is a symbolic link, use this method to set the name of the file being pointed to by the symbolic link.
`void`	`setName(java.lang.String name)`	Sets the name of the file.
`void`	`setPermission(int access, int permission, boolean value)`	Sets if the given access group (one of the `_ACCESS` constants) has the given access permission (one of the `_PERMISSION` constants) to the file.
`void`	`setRawListing(java.lang.String rawListing)`	Sets the original FTP server raw listing from which the FTPFile was created.
`void`	`setSize(long size)`	Sets the file size in bytes.
`void`	`setTimestamp(java.util.Calendar date)`	Sets the file timestamp.
`void`	`setType(int type)`	Sets the type of the file (`DIRECTORY_TYPE`, `FILE_TYPE`, etc.).
`void`	`setUser(java.lang.String user)`	Sets the name of the user owning the file.
`java.lang.String`	`toFormattedString()`	Gets a string representation of the FTPFile information.
`java.lang.String`	`toFormattedString(java.lang.String timezone)`	Gets a string representation of the FTPFile information.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Gets a string representation of the FTPFile information.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - FILE_TYPE
```
public static final int FILE_TYPE
```
    A constant indicating an FTPFile is a file.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DIRECTORY_TYPE
```
public static final int DIRECTORY_TYPE
```
    A constant indicating an FTPFile is a directory.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SYMBOLIC_LINK_TYPE
```
public static final int SYMBOLIC_LINK_TYPE
```
    A constant indicating an FTPFile is a symbolic link.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UNKNOWN_TYPE
```
public static final int UNKNOWN_TYPE
```
    A constant indicating an FTPFile is of unknown type.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - USER_ACCESS
```
public static final int USER_ACCESS
```
    A constant indicating user access permissions.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - GROUP_ACCESS
```
public static final int GROUP_ACCESS
```
    A constant indicating group access permissions.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - WORLD_ACCESS
```
public static final int WORLD_ACCESS
```
    A constant indicating world access permissions.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - READ_PERMISSION
```
public static final int READ_PERMISSION
```
    A constant indicating file/directory read permission.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - WRITE_PERMISSION
```
public static final int WRITE_PERMISSION
```
    A constant indicating file/directory write permission.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EXECUTE_PERMISSION
```
public static final int EXECUTE_PERMISSION
```
    A constant indicating file execute permission or directory listing permission.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - FTPFile
```
public FTPFile()
```
    Creates an empty FTPFile.
- Method Detail
  - getGroup
```
public java.lang.String getGroup()
```
    Gets the name of the group owning the file. Sometimes this will be a string representation of the group number.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the group owning the file.
  - getHardLinkCount
```
public int getHardLinkCount()
```
    Gets the number of hard links to this file. This is not to be confused with symbolic links.
    
    Returns:
    
    The number of hard links to this file.
  - getLink
```
public java.lang.String getLink()
```
    If the FTPFile is a symbolic link, this method returns the name of the file being pointed to by the symbolic link. Otherwise it returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The file pointed to by the symbolic link (null if the FTPFile is not a symbolic link).
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    Gets the name of the file.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the file.
  - getRawListing
```
public java.lang.String getRawListing()
```
    Gets the original FTP server raw listing used to initialize the FTPFile.
    
    Returns:
    
    The original FTP server raw listing used to initialize the FTPFile.
  - getSize
```
public long getSize()
```
    Gets the file size in bytes.
    
    Returns:
    
    The file size in bytes.
  - getTimestamp
```
public java.util.Calendar getTimestamp()
```
    Gets the file timestamp. This usually the last modification time.
    
    Returns:
    
    A Calendar instance representing the file timestamp.
  - getTimestampInstant
```
public java.time.Instant getTimestampInstant()
```
    Gets the file timestamp. This usually the last modification time.
    
    Returns:
    
    A Calendar instance representing the file timestamp.
    
    Since:
    
    3.9.0
  - getType
```
public int getType()
```
    Gets the type of the file (one of the _TYPE constants), e.g., if it is a directory, a regular file, or a symbolic link.
    
    Returns:
    
    The type of the file.
  - getUser
```
public java.lang.String getUser()
```
    Gets the name of the user owning the file. Sometimes this will be a string representation of the user number.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the user owning the file.
  - hasPermission
```
public boolean hasPermission(int access,
                             int permission)
```
    Tests if the given access group (one of the _ACCESS constants) has the given access permission (one of the _PERMISSION constants) to the file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    access - The access group (one of the _ACCESS constants)
    
    permission - The access permission (one of the _PERMISSION constants)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if isValid() is true && the associated permission is set; false otherwise.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if either of the parameters is out of range
  - isDirectory
```
public boolean isDirectory()
```
    Tests if the file is a directory.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the file is of type DIRECTORY_TYPE, false if not.
  - isFile
```
public boolean isFile()
```
    Tests if the file is a regular file.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the file is of type FILE_TYPE, false if not.
  - isSymbolicLink
```
public boolean isSymbolicLink()
```
    Tests if the file is a symbolic link.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the file is of type UNKNOWN_TYPE, false if not.
  - isUnknown
```
public boolean isUnknown()
```
    Tests if the type of the file is unknown.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if the file is of type UNKNOWN_TYPE, false if not.
  - isValid
```
public boolean isValid()
```
    Tests whether an entry is valid or not. If the entry is invalid, only the getRawListing() method will be useful. Other methods may fail. Used in conjunction with list parsing that preseverves entries that failed to parse.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the entry is valid
    
    Since:
    
    3.4
    
    See Also:
    
    FTPClientConfig.setUnparseableEntries(boolean)
  - setGroup
```
public void setGroup(java.lang.String group)
```
    Sets the name of the group owning the file. This may be a string representation of the group number.
    
    Parameters:
    
    group - The name of the group owning the file.
  - setHardLinkCount
```
public void setHardLinkCount(int links)
```
    Sets the number of hard links to this file. This is not to be confused with symbolic links.
    
    Parameters:
    
    links - The number of hard links to this file.
  - setLink
```
public void setLink(java.lang.String link)
```
    If the FTPFile is a symbolic link, use this method to set the name of the file being pointed to by the symbolic link.
    
    Parameters:
    
    link - The file pointed to by the symbolic link.
  - setName
```
public void setName(java.lang.String name)
```
    Sets the name of the file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the file.
  - setPermission
```
public void setPermission(int access,
                          int permission,
                          boolean value)
```
    Sets if the given access group (one of the _ACCESS constants) has the given access permission (one of the _PERMISSION constants) to the file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    access - The access group (one of the _ACCESS constants)
    
    permission - The access permission (one of the _PERMISSION constants)
    
    value - True if permission is allowed, false if not.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException - if either of the parameters is out of range
  - setRawListing
```
public void setRawListing(java.lang.String rawListing)
```
    Sets the original FTP server raw listing from which the FTPFile was created.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rawListing - The raw FTP server listing.
  - setSize
```
public void setSize(long size)
```
    Sets the file size in bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    size - The file size in bytes.
  - setTimestamp
```
public void setTimestamp(java.util.Calendar date)
```
    Sets the file timestamp. This usually the last modification time. The parameter is not cloned, so do not alter its value after calling this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    date - A Calendar instance representing the file timestamp.
  - setType
```
public void setType(int type)
```
    Sets the type of the file (DIRECTORY_TYPE, FILE_TYPE, etc.).
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - The integer code representing the type of the file.
  - setUser
```
public void setUser(java.lang.String user)
```
    Sets the name of the user owning the file. This may be a string representation of the user number;
    
    Parameters:
    
    user - The name of the user owning the file.
  - toFormattedString
```
public java.lang.String toFormattedString()
```
    Gets a string representation of the FTPFile information. This currently mimics the Unix listing format. This method uses the time zone of the Calendar entry, which is the server time zone (if one was provided) otherwise it is the local time zone.
    Note: if the instance is not valid isValid(), no useful information can be returned. In this case, use getRawListing() instead.
    
    Returns:
    
    A string representation of the FTPFile information.
    
    Since:
    
    3.0
  - toFormattedString
```
public java.lang.String toFormattedString(java.lang.String timezone)
```
    Gets a string representation of the FTPFile information. This currently mimics the Unix listing format. This method allows the Calendar time zone to be overridden.
    Note: if the instance is not valid isValid(), no useful information can be returned. In this case, use getRawListing() instead.
    
    Parameters:
    
    timezone - the time zone to use for displaying the time stamp If null, then use the Calendar entry
    
    Returns:
    
    A string representation of the FTPFile information.
    
    Since:
    
    3.4
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Gets a string representation of the FTPFile information.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    A string representation of the FTPFile information.

Class FTPFile

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

FILE_TYPE

DIRECTORY_TYPE

SYMBOLIC_LINK_TYPE

UNKNOWN_TYPE

USER_ACCESS

GROUP_ACCESS

WORLD_ACCESS

READ_PERMISSION

WRITE_PERMISSION

EXECUTE_PERMISSION

Constructor Detail

FTPFile

Method Detail

getGroup

getHardLinkCount

getLink

getName

getRawListing

getSize

getTimestamp

getTimestampInstant

getType

getUser

hasPermission

isDirectory

isFile

isSymbolicLink

isUnknown

isValid

setGroup

setHardLinkCount

setLink

setName

setPermission

setRawListing

setSize

setTimestamp

setType

setUser

toFormattedString

toFormattedString

toString