ariba.util.io
Class TemporaryFileName

java.lang.Object
  ariba.util.io.TempFile
      ariba.util.io.TemporaryFileName

public class TemporaryFileName
extends TempFile

Utility methods for creating temporary filenames.

Nested Class Summary

static interface

TemporaryFileName.ExtrinsicUID Extrinsic UID generator

Field Summary

static String

TempFileExtension Default file extension to use for temporary files.

Method Summary

static String	createTemporaryFileName() Creates a temporary file name with the default location and extension.
static String	createTemporaryFileName(File directory, String prefix, String extension) Creates a temporary file name with the given location, prefix, and extension.
static File	getTempDirectory() Gets the default directory for temporary files.
static void	setExtrinsicUID(TemporaryFileName.ExtrinsicUID extrinsicUID) Sets the Extrinsic UID generator
static void	setTempDirectory(File dir) Sets the default directory for temporary files.

Methods inherited from class ariba.util.io.TempFile

createTempFile, createTempFile, createTempFile

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

TempFileExtension

public static final String TempFileExtension

Default file extension to use for temporary files.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

createTemporaryFileName

public static String createTemporaryFileName()

Creates a temporary file name with the default location and extension.

Returns:

pathname for the file

createTemporaryFileName

public static String createTemporaryFileName(File directory,
                                             String prefix,
                                             String extension)

Creates a temporary file name with the given location, prefix, and extension.

Parameters:

directory - directory in which to create the file

prefix - filename prefix

extension - file extension

Returns:

pathname for the file

setTempDirectory

public static void setTempDirectory(File dir)

Sets the default directory for temporary files. If this method is never called, the default behavior is to create temporary files in the current directory.

Parameters:

dir - default directory for temporary files

getTempDirectory

public static File getTempDirectory()

Gets the default directory for temporary files.

Returns:

default directory for temporary files

setExtrinsicUID

public static void setExtrinsicUID(TemporaryFileName.ExtrinsicUID extrinsicUID)

Sets the Extrinsic UID generator