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# Class org.w3c.tools.resources.FileAttribute

    java.lang.Object
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       +----org.w3c.tools.resources.Attribute
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               +----org.w3c.tools.resources.FileAttribute

public class FileAttribute
extends Attribute

The generic description of an FileAttribute.

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FileAttribute(String, File, int)

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checkValue(Object)
  Is the given object a valid FileAttribute value ?
getPickleLength(Object)
  Get the number of bytes required to save that attribute value.
pickle(DataOutputStream, Object)
  Pickle an File to the given output stream.
unpickle(DataInputStream)
  Unpickle an File from the given input stream.

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FileAttribute

     public FileAttribute(String name,
                          File def,
                          int flags)

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checkValue

     public boolean checkValue(Object obj)

  Is the given object a valid FileAttribute value ?

  Parameters:
    obj - The object to test.
  Returns:
    A boolean true if okay.
  Overrides:
    checkValue in class Attribute

getPickleLength

     public final int getPickleLength(Object value)

  Get the number of bytes required to save that attribute value.

  Parameters:
    The - value about to be pickled.
  Returns:
    The number of bytes needed to pickle that value.
  Overrides:
    getPickleLength in class Attribute

pickle

     public void pickle(DataOutputStream out,
                        Object f) throws IOException

  Pickle an File to the given output stream.

  Parameters:
    out - The output stream to pickle to.
    obj - The object to pickle.
  Throws: IOException
    If some IO error occured.
  Overrides:
    pickle in class Attribute

unpickle

     public Object unpickle(DataInputStream in) throws IOException

  Unpickle an File from the given input stream.

  Parameters:
    in - The input stream to unpickle from.
  Returns:
    An instance of File.
  Throws: IOException
    If some IO error occured.
  Overrides:
    unpickle in class Attribute

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