org.pfsw.file.cfiles

Interface INamedElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

IContainer, IDirectory, IItem, ISubContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractContainer, AbstractSubContainer, RootFolder, SubDirectory, WindowsDrive

public interface INamedElement

Common API for elements with a name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	appendNameTo(java.lang.StringBuilder builder) Adds the name representation (which might be more than just the name itself)) to the given builder.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the element.

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the element.

Returns:

The name or null if none is defined yet.

appendNameTo

void appendNameTo(java.lang.StringBuilder builder)

Adds the name representation (which might be more than just the name itself)) to the given builder.

Parameters:

builder - The builder to which the name representation must be added.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - If the name representation of the implementor is incomplete (e.g null) and therefore cannot be appended.