com.jscape.inet.ftp
Interface FtpFileParser

All Known Implementing Classes:

AS400Parser, NTParser, UnixParser, VMSParser

public interface FtpFileParser

Interface to be implemented by classes responsible for parsing directory listings returned by various FTP servers.

Method Summary

java.util.Date	getDateTime(FtpFile file)
java.util.Date	getFileDate(java.lang.String date) Parses a string which contains a date a returns a date object
java.util.Enumeration	parse(java.io.BufferedReader in) Method for parsing a directory listing returned by FTP server.

Method Detail

parse

java.util.Enumeration parse(java.io.BufferedReader in)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Method for parsing a directory listing returned by FTP server.

Parameters:

in - a BufferedReader passed in by Ftp class when invoking Ftp#getDirListing method

Returns:

an Enumeration of FtpFile

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an I/O or FTP related error occurs

See Also:

FtpFile, Ftp.getDirListing(java.lang.String)

getFileDate

java.util.Date getFileDate(java.lang.String date)
                           throws java.text.ParseException

Parses a string which contains a date a returns a date object

Parameters:

date - The string will be parsed

Returns:

A object date which corresponds with the input string argument

Throws:

java.text.ParseException - if an error ocurrs

getDateTime

java.util.Date getDateTime(FtpFile file)
                           throws java.text.ParseException

Throws:

java.text.ParseException