org.openide.filesystems
Interface FileSystem.Status

Enclosing class:

FileSystem

public static interface FileSystem.Status

Allows a filesystem to annotate a group of files (typically comprising a data object) with additional markers.

This could be useful, for example, for a filesystem supporting version control. It could annotate names and icons of data nodes according to whether the files were current, locked, etc.

Method Summary

Image	annotateIcon(Image icon, int iconType, Set files) Annotate the icon of a file cluster.
String	annotateName(String name, Set files) Annotate the name of a file cluster.

Method Detail

annotateName

public String annotateName(String name,
                           Set files)

Annotate the name of a file cluster.

Parameters:

name - the name suggested by default

files - an immutable set of FileObjects belonging to this filesystem

Returns:

the annotated name (may be the same as the passed-in name)

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the files in the set are not of valid types

annotateIcon

public Image annotateIcon(Image icon,
                          int iconType,
                          Set files)

Annotate the icon of a file cluster.

Please do not modify the original; create a derivative icon image, using a weak-reference cache if necessary.

Parameters:

icon - the icon suggested by default

iconType - an icon type from BeanInfo

files - an immutable set of FileObjects belonging to this filesystem

Returns:

the annotated icon (may be the same as the passed-in icon)

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the files in the set are not of valid types