Package org.eclipse.core.resources

Interface IEncodedStorage

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IStorage
All Known Subinterfaces:
IFile, IFileState
public interface IEncodedStorage extends IStorage
A storage that knows how its contents are encoded.

The IEncodedStorage interface extends IStorage in order to provide access to the charset to be used when decoding its contents.

Clients may implement this interface.

Since:
3.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getCharset()
    Returns the name of a charset encoding to be used when decoding this storage's contents into characters.

    Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable

    getAdapter

    Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.resources.IStorage

    getContents, getFullPath, getName, isReadOnly

  • Method Details

    • getCharset

      String getCharset() throws CoreException
      Returns the name of a charset encoding to be used when decoding this storage's contents into characters. Returns null if a proper encoding cannot be determined.

      Note that this method does not check whether the result is a supported charset name. Callers should be prepared to handle UnsupportedEncodingException where this charset is used.

      Returns:
      the name of a charset, or null
      Throws:
      CoreException - if an error happens while determining the charset. See any refinements for more information.
      See Also: