SourceLocation

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClasspathSourceLocation, DirSourceLocation, ZipSourceLocation
```
public interface SourceLocation
```
Represents the location of Java source, either in a zip file (src.zip), a flat file (source in a project's source folder), or in some other location.

Version:

1.0

See Also:

DirSourceLocation, ZipSourceLocation, ClasspathSourceLocation

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`CompilationUnit`	`getCompilationUnit(ClassFile cf)`	Returns an AST for the specified class file.
`java.lang.String`	`getLocationAsString()`	Returns a string representation of this source location.

- Method Detail
  - getCompilationUnit
```
CompilationUnit getCompilationUnit(ClassFile cf)
                            throws java.io.IOException
```
    Returns an AST for the specified class file.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cf - The class file to grab the AST for.
    
    Returns:
    
    The AST, or null if it cannot be found.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - If an IO error occurs.
  - getLocationAsString
```
java.lang.String getLocationAsString()
```
    Returns a string representation of this source location. For locations on disk such as zip files or directories, this should be the full path to the resource.
    
    Returns:
    
    The location of this source as a string, or null if it is not an accessible location.