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### class:JavaFileObject [NONE]
public interface JavaFileObject extends FileObject File abstraction for tools operating on Java programming language source and class files. All methods in this interface might throw a SecurityException if a security exception occurs. Unless explicitly allowed, all methods in this interface might throw a NullPointerException if given a `null` argument. Since: 1.6 See Also: `JavaFileManager` ## Nested Class Summary Nested Classes Modifier and Type Interface Description `static enum` `JavaFileObject.Kind` Kinds of JavaFileObjects. ## Method Summary Modifier and Type Method Description `Modifier` `getAccessLevel()` Provides a hint about the access level of the class represented by this file object. `JavaFileObject.Kind` `getKind()` Returns the kind of this file object. `NestingKind` `getNestingKind()` Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object. `boolean` `isNameCompatible (String simpleName, JavaFileObject.Kind kind)` Checks if this file object is compatible with the specified simple name and kind. ### Methods declared in interface javax.tools.FileObject `delete, getCharContent, getLastModified, getName, openInputStream, openOutputStream, openReader, openWriter, toUri` ## Method Details ### getKind JavaFileObject.Kind getKind() Returns the kind of this file object. Returns: the kind ### isNameCompatible boolean isNameCompatible (String simpleName, JavaFileObject.Kind kind) Checks if this file object is compatible with the specified simple name and kind. A simple name is a single identifier (not qualified) as defined in The Java Language Specification , section 6.2. Parameters: `simpleName` - a simple name of a class `kind` - a kind Returns: `true` if this file object is compatible; `false` otherwise ### getNestingKind NestingKind getNestingKind() Provides a hint about the nesting level of the class represented by this file object. This method may return `NestingKind.MEMBER` to mean `NestingKind.LOCAL` or `NestingKind.ANONYMOUS`. If the nesting level is not known or this file object does not represent a class file this method returns `null`. Returns: the nesting kind, or `null` if the nesting kind is not known ### getAccessLevel Modifier getAccessLevel() Provides a hint about the access level of the class represented by this file object. If the access level is not known or this file object does not represent a class file this method returns `null`. Returns: the access level