1 /* FileDescriptor.java -- Opaque file handle class
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42 /*import gnu.java.nio.FileChannelImpl;
44 import java.nio.channels.ByteChannel;
45 import java.nio.channels.FileChannel;
48 * This class represents an opaque file handle as a Java class. It should
49 * be used only to pass to other methods that expect an object of this
50 * type. No system specific information can be obtained from this object.
52 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
53 * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@cygnus.com)
54 * @date September 24, 1998
56 public final class FileDescriptor
59 * A <code>FileDescriptor</code> representing the system standard input
60 * stream. This will usually be accessed through the
61 * <code>System.in</code>variable.
63 public static final FileDescriptor in
64 = new FileDescriptor ("System.in"/*FileChannelImpl.in*/);
67 * A <code>FileDescriptor</code> representing the system standard output
68 * stream. This will usually be accessed through the
69 * <code>System.out</code>variable.
71 public static final FileDescriptor out
72 = new FileDescriptor ("System.out"/*FileChannelImpl.out*/);
75 * A <code>FileDescriptor</code> representing the system standard error
76 * stream. This will usually be accessed through the
77 * <code>System.err</code>variable.
79 public static final FileDescriptor err
80 = new FileDescriptor ("System.err"/*FileChannelImpl.err*/);
82 //final ByteChannel channel;
86 * This method is used to initialize an invalid FileDescriptor object.
88 public FileDescriptor()
94 * This method is used to initialize a FileDescriptor object.
96 /*FileDescriptor(ByteChannel channel)
98 this.channel = channel;
101 FileDescriptor(String channel)
103 this.channel = channel;
108 * This method forces all data that has not yet been physically written to
109 * the underlying storage medium associated with this
110 * <code>FileDescriptor</code>
111 * to be written out. This method will not return until all data has
112 * been fully written to the underlying device. If the device does not
113 * support this functionality or if an error occurs, then an exception
116 /*public void sync () throws SyncFailedException
118 if (channel instanceof FileChannel)
122 ((FileChannel) channel).force(true);
124 catch (IOException ex)
126 if (ex instanceof SyncFailedException)
127 throw (SyncFailedException) ex;
129 throw new SyncFailedException(ex.toString());
135 * This methods tests whether or not this object represents a valid open
136 * native file handle.
138 * @return <code>true</code> if this object represents a valid
139 * native file handle, <code>false</code> otherwise
141 /*public boolean valid ()
143 ByteChannel c = channel;
144 return (c != null) && (c.isOpen());