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/* File.java -- Class representing a file on disk
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package java.io;

import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.URISyntaxException;
import java.net.URL;
import gnu.classpath.Configuration;
import gnu.gcj.runtime.FileDeleter;

/* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3
 * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1
 * Status:  Complete to version 1.3.
 */

/**
 * This class represents a file or directory on a local disk.  It provides
 * facilities for dealing with a variety of systems that use various
 * types of path separators ("/" versus "\", for example).  It also
 * contains method useful for creating and deleting files and directories.
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@cygnus.com)
 */
public class File implements Serializable, Comparable
{
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 301077366599181567L;
        
  // QUERY arguments to access function.
  private final static int READ = 0;
  private final static int WRITE = 1;
  private final static int EXISTS = 2;

  // QUERY arguments to stat function.
  private final static int DIRECTORY = 0;
  private final static int ISFILE = 1;
  private final static int ISHIDDEN = 2;

  // QUERY arguments to attr function.
  private final static int MODIFIED = 0;
  private final static int LENGTH = 1;
  
  private final native long attr (int query);
  // On OSF1 V5.0, `stat' is a macro.  It is easiest to use the name
  // `_stat' instead.  We do the same thing for `_access' just in
  // case.
  private final native boolean _access (int query);
  private final native boolean _stat (int query);

  /**
   * This is the path separator string for the current host. This field
   * contains the value of the <code>file.separator</code> system property.
   * An example separator string would be "/" on the GNU system.
   */
  public static final String separator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
  private static final String dupSeparator = separator + separator;

  /**
   * This is the first character of the file separator string.  On many
   * hosts (for example, on the GNU system), this represents the entire 
   * separator string.  The complete separator string is obtained from the
   * <code>file.separator</code>system property.
   */
  public static final char separatorChar = separator.charAt(0);
  
  /**
   * This is the string that is used to separate the host name from the
   * path name in paths than include the host name.  It is the value of
   * the <code>path.separator</code> system property.
   */
  public static final String pathSeparator
    = System.getProperty("path.separator");
  
  /**
   * This is the first character of the string used to separate the host name
   * from the path name in paths that include a host.  The separator string
   * is taken from the <code>path.separator</code> system property.
   */
  public static final char pathSeparatorChar = pathSeparator.charAt(0);

  static final String tmpdir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
  static int maxPathLen;
  static boolean caseSensitive;
  
  static
  {
    if (Configuration.INIT_LOAD_LIBRARY)
      {
        System.loadLibrary("javaio");
      }
    
    init_native();
  }
  
  // Native function called at class initialization. This should should
  // set the maxPathLen and caseSensitive variables.
  private static native void init_native();

  /**
   * This is the path to the file set when the object is created.  It
   * may be an absolute or relative path name.
   */
  private String path;

  // We keep a counter for use by createTempFile.  We choose the first
  // value randomly to try to avoid clashes with other VMs.
  private static long counter = Double.doubleToLongBits (Math.random());

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the current thread is allowed to
   * to read the file pointed to by this object.  This will be true if and
   * and only if 1) the file exists and 2) the <code>SecurityManager</code>
   * (if any) allows access to the file via it's <code>checkRead</code>
   * method 3) the file is readable.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if reading is allowed, 
   * <code>false</code> otherwise
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> 
   * does not allow access to the file
   */
  public boolean canRead()
  {
    checkRead();
    return _access (READ);
  }

  /**
   * This method test whether or not the current thread is allowed to
   * write to this object.  This will be true if and only if 1) The
   * <code>SecurityManager</code> (if any) allows write access to the
   * file and 2) The file exists and 3) The file is writable.  To determine
   * whether or not a non-existent file can be created, check the parent
   * directory for write access.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if writing is allowed, <code>false</code> 
   * otherwise
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> 
   * does not allow access to the file
   */
  public boolean canWrite()
  {
    checkWrite();
    return _access (WRITE);
  }
  
  private native boolean performCreate() throws IOException;

  /**
   * This method creates a new file of zero length with the same name as
   * the path of this <code>File</code> object if an only if that file
   * does not already exist.
   * <p>
   * A <code>SecurityManager.checkWrite</code> check is done prior
   * to performing this action.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the file was created, <code>false</code> if
   * the file alread existed.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an I/O error occurs
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> will
   * not allow this operation to be performed.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public boolean createNewFile() throws IOException
  {
    checkWrite();
    return performCreate();
  }
 
  /*
   * This native method handles the actual deleting of the file
   */
  private native boolean performDelete();

  /**
   * This method deletes the file represented by this object.  If this file
   * is a directory, it must be empty in order for the delete to succeed.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the file was deleted, <code>false</code> 
   * otherwise
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If deleting of the file is not allowed
   */
  public synchronized boolean delete()
  {
    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    
    if (s != null)
      s.checkDelete(path);
    
    return performDelete();
  }

  /**
   * This method tests two <code>File</code> objects for equality by 
   * comparing the path of the specified <code>File</code> against the path
   * of this object.  The two objects are equal if an only if 1) The
   * argument is not null 2) The argument is a <code>File</code> object and
   * 3) The path of the <code>File</code>argument is equal to the path
   * of this object.
   * <p>
   * The paths of the files are determined by calling the 
   * <code>getPath()</code>
   * method on each object.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the two objects are equal, 
   * <code>false</code> otherwise.
   */
  public boolean equals(Object obj)
  {
    if (! (obj instanceof File))
      return false;
    
    File other = (File) obj;

    if (caseSensitive)
      return path.equals(other.path);
    else
      return path.equalsIgnoreCase(other.path);
  }

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the file represented by the object
   * actually exists on the filesystem.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the file exists, <code>false</code>otherwise.
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If reading of the file is not permitted
   */
  public boolean exists()
  {
    checkRead();
    return _access (EXISTS);
  }

  /**
   * This method initializes a new <code>File</code> object to represent
   * a file with the specified path.
   *
   * @param name The path name of the file
   */
  public File(String name)
  {
    path = normalizePath (name);
  }

  // Remove duplicate and redundant separator characters.
  private String normalizePath(String p)
  {
    // On Windows, convert any '/' to '\'.  This appears to be the same logic
    // that Sun's Win32 Java performs.
    if (separatorChar == '\\')
      {
        p = p.replace ('/', '\\');
        // We have to special case the "\c:" prefix.
        if (p.length() > 2 && p.charAt(0) == '\\' &&
            ((p.charAt(1) >= 'a' && p.charAt(1) <= 'z') ||
            (p.charAt(1) >= 'A' && p.charAt(1) <= 'Z')) &&
            p.charAt(2) == ':')
          p = p.substring(1);
      }

    int dupIndex = p.indexOf(dupSeparator);
    int plen = p.length();

    // Special case: permit Windows UNC path prefix.
    if (dupSeparator.equals("\\\\") && dupIndex == 0)
      dupIndex = p.indexOf(dupSeparator, 1);

    if (dupIndex == -1)
      {
        // Ignore trailing separator (though on Windows "a:\", for
        // example, is a valid and minimal path).
        if (plen > 1 && p.charAt (plen - 1) == separatorChar)
          {
            if (! (separatorChar == '\\' && plen == 3 && p.charAt (1) == ':'))
              return p.substring (0, plen - 1);
          }
        else
          return p;
      }
    
    StringBuffer newpath = new StringBuffer(plen);
    int last = 0;
    while (dupIndex != -1)
      {
        newpath.append(p.substring(last, dupIndex));
        // Ignore the duplicate path characters.
        while (p.charAt(dupIndex) == separatorChar)
          {
            dupIndex++;
            if (dupIndex == plen)
              return newpath.toString();
          }
        newpath.append(separatorChar);
        last = dupIndex;
        dupIndex = p.indexOf(dupSeparator, last);
      }
    
    // Again, ignore possible trailing separator (except special cases
    // like "a:\" on Windows).
    int end;
    if (plen > 1 && p.charAt (plen - 1) == separatorChar)
    {
      if (separatorChar == '\\' && plen == 3 && p.charAt (1) == ':')
        end = plen;
      else
        end = plen - 1;
    }
    else
      end = plen;
    newpath.append(p.substring(last, end));
    
    return newpath.toString();
  }
 
  /**
   * This method initializes a new <code>File</code> object to represent
   * a file in the specified named directory.  The path name to the file
   * will be the directory name plus the separator string plus the file
   * name.  If the directory path name ends in the separator string, another
   * separator string will still be appended.
   *
   * @param dirPath The path to the directory the file resides in
   * @param name The name of the file
   */
  public File(String dirPath, String name)
  {
    if (name == null)
      throw new NullPointerException();
    if (dirPath != null)
      {
        if (dirPath.length() > 0)
          {
            // Try to be smart about the number of separator characters.
            if (dirPath.charAt(dirPath.length() - 1) == separatorChar
                || name.length() == 0)
              path = normalizePath(dirPath + name);
            else
              path = normalizePath(dirPath + separatorChar + name);
          }
        else
          {
            // If dirPath is empty, use a system dependant
            // default prefix.
            // Note that the leading separators in name have
            // to be chopped off, to prevent them forming
            // a UNC prefix on Windows.
            if (separatorChar == '\\' /* TODO use ON_WINDOWS */)
              {
                int skip = 0;
                while(name.length() > skip
                    && (name.charAt(skip) == separatorChar
                    || name.charAt(skip) == '/'))
                  {
                    skip++;
                  }
                name = name.substring(skip);
              }
            path = normalizePath(separatorChar + name);
          }
      }
    else
      path = normalizePath(name);
  }

  /**
   * This method initializes a new <code>File</code> object to represent
   * a file in the specified directory.  If the <code>directory</code>
   * argument is <code>null</code>, the file is assumed to be in the
   * current directory as specified by the <code>user.dir</code> system
   * property
   *
   * @param directory The directory this file resides in
   * @param name The name of the file
   */
  public File(File directory, String name)
  {
    this (directory == null ? null : directory.path, name);
  }

  /**
   * This method initializes a new <code>File</code> object to represent
   * a file corresponding to the specified <code>file:</code> protocol URI.
   *
   * @param uri The uri.
   */
  public File(URI uri)
  {
    if (uri == null)
        throw new NullPointerException("uri is null");

    if (!uri.getScheme().equals("file"))
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid uri protocol");

    path = normalizePath(uri.getPath());
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the path of this file as an absolute path name.
   * If the path name is already absolute, then it is returned.  Otherwise
   * the value returned is the current directory plus the separatory
   * string plus the path of the file.  The current directory is determined
   * from the <code>user.dir</code> system property.
   *
   * @return The absolute path of this file
   */
  public String getAbsolutePath()
  {
    if (isAbsolute())
      return path;
    else if (separatorChar == '\\' 
             && path.length() > 0 && path.charAt (0) == '\\')
      {
        // On Windows, even if the path starts with a '\\' it is not
        // really absolute until we prefix the drive specifier from
        // the current working directory to it.
        return System.getProperty ("user.dir").substring (0, 2) + path;
      }
    else if (separatorChar == '\\' 
             && path.length() > 1 && path.charAt (1) == ':'
             && ((path.charAt (0) >= 'a' && path.charAt (0) <= 'z')
                 || (path.charAt (0) >= 'A' && path.charAt (0) <= 'Z')))
      {
        // On Windows, a process has a current working directory for
        // each drive and a path like "G:foo\bar" would mean the 
        // absolute path "G:\wombat\foo\bar" if "\wombat" is the 
        // working directory on the G drive.
        String drvDir = null;
        try
          {
            drvDir = new File (path.substring (0, 2)).getCanonicalPath();
          }
        catch (IOException e)
          {
            drvDir = path.substring (0, 2) + "\\";
          }
        
        // Note: this would return "C:\\." for the path "C:.", if "\"
        // is the working folder on the C drive, but this is 
        // consistent with what Sun's JRE 1.4.1.01 actually returns!
        if (path.length() > 2)
          return drvDir + '\\' + path.substring (2, path.length());
        else
          return drvDir;
      }
    else
      return System.getProperty ("user.dir") + separatorChar + path;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>File</code> object representing the
   * absolute path of this object.
   *
   * @return A <code>File</code> with the absolute path of the object.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public File getAbsoluteFile()
  {
    return new File(getAbsolutePath());
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a canonical representation of the pathname of
   * this file.  The actual form of the canonical representation is
   * different.  On the GNU system, the canonical form differs from the
   * absolute form in that all relative file references to "." and ".."
   * are resolved and removed.
   * <p>
   * Note that this method, unlike the other methods which return path
   * names, can throw an IOException.  This is because native method 
   * might be required in order to resolve the canonical path
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  public native String getCanonicalPath() throws IOException;

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>File</code> object representing the
   * canonical path of this object.
   *
   * @return A <code>File</code> instance representing the canonical path of
   * this object.
   *
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public File getCanonicalFile() throws IOException
  {
    return new File(getCanonicalPath());
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the name of the file.  This is everything in the
   * complete path of the file after the last instance of the separator
   * string.
   *
   * @return The file name
   */
  public String getName()
  {
    int nameSeqIndex = 0;

    if (separatorChar == '\\' && path.length() > 1)
      {
        // On Windows, ignore the drive specifier or the leading '\\'
        // of a UNC network path, if any (a.k.a. the "prefix").
        if ((path.charAt (0) == '\\' && path.charAt (1) == '\\')
            || (((path.charAt (0) >= 'a' && path.charAt (0) <= 'z')
                 || (path.charAt (0) >= 'A' && path.charAt (0) <= 'Z'))
                && path.charAt (1) == ':'))
          {
            if (path.length() > 2)
              nameSeqIndex = 2;
            else
              return "";
          }
      }

    String nameSeq 
      = (nameSeqIndex > 0 ? path.substring (nameSeqIndex) : path);

    int last = nameSeq.lastIndexOf (separatorChar);

    return nameSeq.substring (last + 1);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>String</code> the represents this file's
   * parent.  <code>null</code> is returned if the file has no parent.  The
   * parent is determined via a simple operation which removes the
   *
   * @return The parent directory of this file
   */
  public String getParent()
  {
    String prefix = null;
    int nameSeqIndex = 0;

    // The "prefix", if present, is the leading "/" on UNIX and 
    // either the drive specifier (e.g. "C:") or the leading "\\"
    // of a UNC network path on Windows.
    if (separatorChar == '/' && path.charAt (0) == '/')
      {
        prefix = "/";
        nameSeqIndex = 1;
      }
    else if (separatorChar == '\\' && path.length() > 1)
      {
        if ((path.charAt (0) == '\\' && path.charAt (1) == '\\')
            || (((path.charAt (0) >= 'a' && path.charAt (0) <= 'z')
                 || (path.charAt (0) >= 'A' && path.charAt (0) <= 'Z'))
                && path.charAt (1) == ':'))
          {
            prefix = path.substring (0, 2);
            nameSeqIndex = 2;
          }
      }

    // According to the JDK docs, the returned parent path is the 
    // portion of the name sequence before the last separator
    // character, if found, prefixed by the prefix, otherwise null.
    if (nameSeqIndex < path.length())
      {
        String nameSeq = path.substring (nameSeqIndex, path.length());
        int last = nameSeq.lastIndexOf (separatorChar);
        if (last == -1)
          return prefix;
        else if (last == (nameSeq.length() - 1))
          // Note: The path would not have a trailing separator
          // except for cases like "C:\" on Windows (see 
          // normalizePath( )), where Sun's JRE 1.4 returns null.
          return null;
        else if (last == 0)
          last++;

        if (prefix != null)
          return prefix + nameSeq.substring (0, last);
        else
          return nameSeq.substring (0, last);
      }
    else
      // Sun's JRE 1.4 returns null if the prefix is the only 
      // component of the path - so "/" gives null on UNIX and 
      // "C:", "\\", etc. return null on Windows.
      return null;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>File</code> object representing the parent
   * file of this one.
   *
   * @return a <code>File</code> for the parent of this object.  
   * <code>null</code>
   * will be returned if this object does not have a parent.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public File getParentFile()
  {
    String parent = getParent();
    return parent != null ? new File(parent) : null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the path name that represents this file.  May be a relative
   * or an absolute path name
   *
   * @return The pathname of this file
   */
  public String getPath()
  {
    return path;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a hash code representing this file.  It is the
   * hash code of the path of this file (as returned by <code>getPath()</code>)
   * exclusived or-ed with the value 1234321.
   *
   * @return The hash code for this object
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    if (caseSensitive)
      return path.hashCode() ^ 1234321;
    else
      return path.toLowerCase().hashCode() ^ 1234321;
  }

  /**
   * This method returns true if this object represents an absolute file
   * path and false if it does not.  The definition of an absolute path varies
   * by system.  As an example, on GNU systems, a path is absolute if it starts
   * with a "/".
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if this object represents an absolute 
   * file name, <code>false</code> otherwise.
   */
  public native boolean isAbsolute();

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the file represented by this object
   * is a directory.  In order for this method to return <code>true</code>,
   * the file represented by this object must exist and be a directory.
   * 
   * @return <code>true</code> if this file is a directory, <code>false</code>
   * otherwise
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If reading of the file is not permitted
   */
  public boolean isDirectory()
  {
    checkRead();
    return _stat (DIRECTORY);
  }

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not the file represented by this object
   * is a "plain" file.  A file is a plain file if and only if it 1) Exists,
   * 2) Is not a directory or other type of special file.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if this is a plain file, <code>false</code> 
   * otherwise
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If reading of the file is not permitted
   */
  public boolean isFile()
  {
    checkRead();
    return _stat (ISFILE);
  }

  /**
   * This method tests whether or not this file represents a "hidden" file.
   * On GNU systems, a file is hidden if its name begins with a "."
   * character.  Files with these names are traditionally not shown with
   * directory listing tools.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the file is hidden, <code>false</code>
   * otherwise.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public boolean isHidden()
  {
    checkRead();
    return _stat (ISHIDDEN);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the last modification time of this file.  The
   * time value returned is an abstract value that should not be interpreted
   * as a specified time value.  It is only useful for comparing to other
   * such time values returned on the same system.  In that case, the larger
   * value indicates a more recent modification time. 
   * <p>
   * If the file does not exist, then a value of 0 is returned.
   *
   * @return The last modification time of the file
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If reading of the file is not permitted
   */
  public long lastModified()
  {
    checkRead();
    return attr (MODIFIED);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns the length of the file represented by this object,
   * or 0 if the specified file does not exist.
   *
   * @return The length of the file
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If reading of the file is not permitted
   */
  public long length()
  {
    checkRead();
    return attr (LENGTH);
  }

  /*
   * This native function actually produces the list of file in this
   * directory
   */
  private final native Object[] performList (FilenameFilter filter,
                                             FileFilter fileFilter,
                                             Class result_type);

  /**
   * This method returns a array of <code>String</code>'s representing the
   * list of files is then directory represented by this object.  If this
   * object represents a non-directory file or a non-existent file, then
   * <code>null</code> is returned.  The list of files will not contain
   * any names such as "." or ".." which indicate the current or parent
   * directory.  Also, the names are not guaranteed to be sorted.
   * <p>
   * In this form of the <code>list()</code> method, a filter is specified
   * that allows the caller to control which files are returned in the
   * list.  The <code>FilenameFilter</code> specified is called for each
   * file returned to determine whether or not that file should be included
   * in the list.
   * <p>
   * A <code>SecurityManager</code> check is made prior to reading the
   * directory.  If read access to the directory is denied, an exception
   * will be thrown.
   *
   * @param filter An object which will identify files to exclude from 
   * the directory listing.
   *
   * @return An array of files in the directory, or <code>null</code> 
   * if this object does not represent a valid directory.
   * 
   * @exception SecurityException If read access is not allowed to the 
   * directory by the <code>SecurityManager</code>
   */
  public String[] list(FilenameFilter filter)
  {
    checkRead();
    return (String[]) performList (filter, null, String.class);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a array of <code>String</code>'s representing the
   * list of files is then directory represented by this object.  If this
   * object represents a non-directory file or a non-existent file, then
   * <code>null</code> is returned.  The list of files will not contain
   * any names such as "." or ".." which indicate the current or parent
   * directory.  Also, the names are not guaranteed to be sorted.
   * <p>
   * A <code>SecurityManager</code> check is made prior to reading the
   * directory.  If read access to the directory is denied, an exception
   * will be thrown.
   *
   * @return An array of files in the directory, or <code>null</code> if 
   * this object does not represent a valid directory.
   * 
   * @exception SecurityException If read access is not allowed to the 
   * directory by the <code>SecurityManager</code>
   */
  public String[] list()
  {
    checkRead();
    return (String[]) performList (null, null, String.class);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns an array of <code>File</code> objects representing
   * all the files in the directory represented by this object. If this
   * object does not represent a directory, <code>null</code> is returned.
   * Each of the returned <code>File</code> object is constructed with this
   * object as its parent.
   * <p>
   * A <code>SecurityManager</code> check is made prior to reading the
   * directory.  If read access to the directory is denied, an exception
   * will be thrown.
   *
   * @return An array of <code>File</code> objects for this directory.
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> denies
   * access to this directory.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public File[] listFiles()
  {
    checkRead();
    return (File[]) performList (null, null, File.class);
  }
  
  /**
   * This method returns an array of <code>File</code> objects representing
   * all the files in the directory represented by this object. If this
   * object does not represent a directory, <code>null</code> is returned.
   * Each of the returned <code>File</code> object is constructed with this
   * object as its parent.
   * <p> 
   * In this form of the <code>listFiles()</code> method, a filter is specified
   * that allows the caller to control which files are returned in the
   * list.  The <code>FilenameFilter</code> specified is called for each
   * file returned to determine whether or not that file should be included
   * in the list.
   * <p>
   * A <code>SecurityManager</code> check is made prior to reading the
   * directory.  If read access to the directory is denied, an exception
   * will be thrown.
   *
   * @return An array of <code>File</code> objects for this directory.
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> denies
   * access to this directory.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public File[] listFiles(FilenameFilter filter)
  {
    checkRead();
    return (File[]) performList (filter, null, File.class);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns an array of <code>File</code> objects representing
   * all the files in the directory represented by this object. If this
   * object does not represent a directory, <code>null</code> is returned.
   * Each of the returned <code>File</code> object is constructed with this
   * object as its parent.
   * <p> 
   * In this form of the <code>listFiles()</code> method, a filter is specified
   * that allows the caller to control which files are returned in the
   * list.  The <code>FileFilter</code> specified is called for each
   * file returned to determine whether or not that file should be included
   * in the list.
   * <p>
   * A <code>SecurityManager</code> check is made prior to reading the
   * directory.  If read access to the directory is denied, an exception
   * will be thrown.
   *
   * @return An array of <code>File</code> objects for this directory.
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> denies
   * access to this directory.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public File[] listFiles(FileFilter filter)
  {
    checkRead();
    return (File[]) performList (null, filter, File.class);
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>String</code> that is the path name of the
   * file as returned by <code>getPath</code>.
   *
   * @return A <code>String</code> representation of this file
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    return path;
  }

  /**
   * @return A <code>URI</code> for this object.
   */
  public URI toURI()
  {
    String abspath = getAbsolutePath();

    if (isDirectory())
      abspath = abspath + separator;
        
    try
      {
        return new URI("file", abspath.replace(separatorChar, '/'), null);
      }
    catch (URISyntaxException use)
      {
        // Can't happen.
        throw new RuntimeException(use);
      }
  }

  /**
   * This method returns a <code>URL</code> with the <code>file:</code>
   * protocol that represents this file.  The exact form of this URL is
   * system dependent.
   *
   * @return A <code>URL</code> for this object.
   *
   * @exception MalformedURLException If the URL cannot be created 
   * successfully.
   */
  public URL toURL() throws MalformedURLException
  {
    // On Win32, Sun's JDK returns URLs of the form "file:/c:/foo/bar.txt",
    // while on UNIX, it returns URLs of the form "file:/foo/bar.txt". 
    if (separatorChar == '\\')
      return new URL ("file:/" + getAbsolutePath().replace ('\\', '/')
                      + (isDirectory() ? "/" : ""));
    else
      return new URL ("file:" + getAbsolutePath()
                      + (isDirectory() ? "/" : ""));
  }

  /*
   * This native method actually creates the directory
   */
  private final native boolean performMkdir();

  /**
   * This method creates a directory for the path represented by this object.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the directory was created, 
   * <code>false</code> otherwise
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If write access is not allowed to this file
   */
  public boolean mkdir()
  {
    checkWrite();
    return performMkdir();
  }

  private static boolean mkdirs (File x)
  {
    if (x.isDirectory())
      return true;
    String p = x.getPath();
    String parent = x.getParent();
    if (parent != null)
      {
        x.path = parent;
        if (! mkdirs (x))
          return false;
        x.path = p;
      }
    return x.mkdir();
  }

  /**
   * This method creates a directory for the path represented by this file.
   * It will also create any intervening parent directories if necessary.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the directory was created, 
   * <code>false</code> otherwise
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If write access is not allowed to this file
   */
  public boolean mkdirs()
  {
    checkWrite();
    if (isDirectory())
      return false;
    return mkdirs (new File (path));
  }

  private static synchronized String nextValue()
  {
    return Long.toString(counter++, Character.MAX_RADIX);
  }

  /**
   * This method creates a temporary file in the specified directory.  If 
   * the directory name is null, then this method uses the system temporary 
   * directory. The files created are guaranteed not to currently exist and 
   * the same file name will never be used twice in the same virtual 
   * machine instance.  
   * The system temporary directory is determined by examinging the 
   * <code>java.io.tmpdir</code> system property.
   * <p>
   * The <code>prefix</code> parameter is a sequence of at least three
   * characters that are used as the start of the generated filename.  The
   * <code>suffix</code> parameter is a sequence of characters that is used
   * to terminate the file name.  This parameter may be <code>null</code>
   * and if it is, the suffix defaults to ".tmp".
   * <p>
   * If a <code>SecurityManager</code> exists, then its <code>checkWrite</code>
   * method is used to verify that this operation is permitted.
   *
   * @param prefix The character prefix to use in generating the path name.
   * @param suffix The character suffix to use in generating the path name.
   * @param directory The directory to create the file in, or 
   * <code>null</code> for the default temporary directory
   *
   * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the patterns is not valid
   * @exception SecurityException If there is no permission to perform 
   * this operation
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public static File createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix,
                                    File directory)
    throws IOException
  {
    // Grab the system temp directory if necessary
    if (directory == null)
      {
        String dirname = tmpdir;
        if (dirname == null)
          throw new IOException("Cannot determine system temporary directory"); 
        
        directory = new File(dirname);
        if (!directory.exists())
          throw new IOException("System temporary directory "
                                + directory.getName() + " does not exist.");
        if (!directory.isDirectory())
          throw new IOException("System temporary directory "
                                + directory.getName()
                                + " is not really a directory.");
      }

    // Check if prefix is at least 3 characters long
    if (prefix.length() < 3)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Prefix too short: " + prefix);

    // Set default value of suffix
    if (suffix == null)
      suffix = ".tmp";

    // Truncation rules.
    // `6' is the number of characters we generate.
    if (prefix.length() + 6 + suffix.length() > maxPathLen)
      {
        int suf_len = 0;
        if (suffix.charAt(0) == '.')
          suf_len = 4;
        suffix = suffix.substring(0, suf_len);
        if (prefix.length() + 6 + suf_len > maxPathLen)
          prefix = prefix.substring(0, maxPathLen - 6 - suf_len);
      }

    File f;

    // How many times should we try?  We choose 100.
    for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i)
      {
        // This is ugly.
        String t = "ZZZZZZ" + nextValue();
        String l = prefix + t.substring(t.length() - 6) + suffix;
        try
          {
            f = new File(directory, l);
            if (f.createNewFile())
              return f;
          }
        catch (IOException ignored)
          {
          }
      }

    throw new IOException ("cannot create temporary file");
  }

  /*
   * This native method sets the permissions to make the file read only.
   */
  private native boolean performSetReadOnly();

  /**
   * This method sets the file represented by this object to be read only.
   * A read only file or directory cannot be modified.  Please note that 
   * GNU systems allow read only files to be deleted if the directory it
   * is contained in is writable.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the operation succeeded, <code>false</code>
   * otherwise.
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> does
   * not allow this operation.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public boolean setReadOnly()
  {
    // Do a security check before trying to do anything else.
    checkWrite();
    return performSetReadOnly();
  }

  private static native File[] performListRoots();

  /**
   * This method returns an array of filesystem roots.  Some operating systems
   * have volume oriented filesystem.  This method provides a mechanism for
   * determining which volumes exist.  GNU systems use a single hierarchical
   * filesystem, so will have only one "/" filesystem root.
   *
   * @return An array of <code>File</code> objects for each filesystem root
   * available.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public static File[] listRoots()
  {
    File[] roots = performListRoots();
    
    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (s != null)
      {
        // Only return roots to which the security manager permits read access.
        int count = roots.length;
        for (int i = 0; i < roots.length; i++)
          {
            try
              {
                s.checkRead (roots[i].path);            
              }
            catch (SecurityException sx)
              {
                roots[i] = null;
                count--;
              }
          }
        if (count != roots.length)
          {
            File[] newRoots = new File[count];
            int k = 0;
            for (int i=0; i < roots.length; i++)
              {
                if (roots[i] != null)
                  newRoots[k++] = roots[i];
              }
            roots = newRoots;
          }
      }
    return roots;
  }

  /**
   * This method creates a temporary file in the system temporary directory. 
   * The files created are guaranteed not to currently exist and the same file
   * name will never be used twice in the same virtual machine instance.  The
   * system temporary directory is determined by examinging the 
   * <code>java.io.tmpdir</code> system property.
   * <p>
   * The <code>prefix</code> parameter is a sequence of at least three
   * characters that are used as the start of the generated filename.  The
   * <code>suffix</code> parameter is a sequence of characters that is used
   * to terminate the file name.  This parameter may be <code>null</code>
   * and if it is, the suffix defaults to ".tmp".
   * <p>
   * If a <code>SecurityManager</code> exists, then its <code>checkWrite</code>
   * method is used to verify that this operation is permitted.
   * <p>
   * This method is identical to calling 
   * <code>createTempFile(prefix, suffix, null)</code>.
   *
   * @param prefix The character prefix to use in generating the path name.
   * @param suffix The character suffix to use in generating the path name.
   *
   * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the prefix or suffix are not valid.
   * @exception SecurityException If there is no permission to perform 
   * this operation
   * @exception IOException If an error occurs
   */
  public static File createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix)
    throws IOException
  {
    return createTempFile(prefix, suffix, null);
  }

  /**
   * This method compares the specified <code>File</code> to this one
   * to test for equality.  It does this by comparing the canonical path names
   * of the files. 
   * <p>
   * The canonical paths of the files are determined by calling the
   * <code>getCanonicalPath</code> method on each object.
   * <p>
   * This method returns a 0 if the specified <code>Object</code> is equal
   * to this one, a negative value if it is less than this one 
   * a positive value if it is greater than this one.
   *
   * @return An integer as described above
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public int compareTo(File other)
  {
    if (caseSensitive)
      return path.compareTo (other.path);
    else
      return path.compareToIgnoreCase (other.path);
  }

  /**
   * This method compares the specified <code>Object</code> to this one
   * to test for equality.  It does this by comparing the canonical path names
   * of the files.  This method is identical to <code>compareTo(File)</code>
   * except that if the <code>Object</code> passed to it is not a 
   * <code>File</code>, it throws a <code>ClassCastException</code>
   * <p>
   * The canonical paths of the files are determined by calling the
   * <code>getCanonicalPath</code> method on each object.
   * <p>
   * This method returns a 0 if the specified <code>Object</code> is equal
   * to this one, a negative value if it is less than this one 
   * a positive value if it is greater than this one.
   *
   * @return An integer as described above
   *
   * @exception ClassCastException If the passed <code>Object</code> is 
   * not a <code>File</code>
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public int compareTo(Object obj)
  {
    return compareTo((File) obj);
  }

  /*
   * This native method actually performs the rename.
   */
  private native boolean performRenameTo (File dest);

  /**
   * This method renames the file represented by this object to the path
   * of the file represented by the argument <code>File</code>.
   *
   * @param dest The <code>File</code> object representing the target name
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the rename succeeds, <code>false</code> 
   * otherwise.
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If write access is not allowed to the 
   * file by the <code>SecurityMananger</code>.
   */
  public synchronized boolean renameTo(File dest)
  {
    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    String sname = getName();
    String dname = dest.getName();
    if (s != null)
      {
        s.checkWrite (sname);
        s.checkWrite (dname);
      }
    return performRenameTo (dest);
  }

  /*
   * This method does the actual setting of the modification time.
   */
  private native boolean performSetLastModified(long time);
 
  /**
   * This method sets the modification time on the file to the specified
   * value.  This is specified as the number of seconds since midnight
   * on January 1, 1970 GMT.
   *
   * @param time The desired modification time.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the operation succeeded, <code>false</code>
   * otherwise.
   *
   * @exception IllegalArgumentException If the specified time is negative.
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>SecurityManager</code> will
   * not allow this operation.
   *
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public boolean setLastModified(long time) 
  {
    if (time < 0)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Negative modification time: " + time);

    checkWrite();
    return performSetLastModified(time);
  }

  private void checkWrite()
  {
    // Check the SecurityManager
    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    
    if (s != null)
      s.checkWrite(path);
  }

  private void checkRead()
  {
    // Check the SecurityManager
    SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();
    
    if (s != null)
      s.checkRead(path);
  }

  /** 
   * Calling this method requests that the file represented by this object
   * be deleted when the virtual machine exits.  Note that this request cannot
   * be cancelled.  Also, it will only be carried out if the virtual machine
   * exits normally.
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If deleting of the file is not allowed
   *
   * @since 1.2 
   */
  // FIXME: This should use the ShutdownHook API once we implement that.
  public void deleteOnExit()
  {
    // Check the SecurityManager
    SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkDelete (getName());

    FileDeleter.add (this);
  }

  private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream oos) throws IOException
  {
    oos.defaultWriteObject();
    oos.writeChar(separatorChar);
  }

  private void readObject(ObjectInputStream ois)
    throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException
  {
    ois.defaultReadObject();

    // If the file was from an OS with a different dir separator,
    // fixup the path to use the separator on this OS.
    char oldSeparatorChar = ois.readChar();
    
    if (oldSeparatorChar != separatorChar)
      path = path.replace(oldSeparatorChar, separatorChar);
  }
  
} // class File