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	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

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

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
java.lang.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
```
java.io.InputStream getInputStream()
                            throws java.io.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:
    
    java.io.IOException - If an I/O error occurs.
  - resolveAs
```
@MaybeNull
<T> T resolveAs(java.lang.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.