org.openide.cookies
Interface InstanceCookie.Origin

All Superinterfaces:

InstanceCookie, Node.Cookie

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceSupport.Origin

Enclosing class:

InstanceCookie

public static interface InstanceCookie.Origin

extends InstanceCookie

Enhanced instance cookie that also knows the file it was created from and can be serialized back to. This could be used, e.g., for Beans that could be saved back to their original location after instantiation and customization.

Inner classes inherited from class org.openide.cookies.InstanceCookie

InstanceCookie.Of, InstanceCookie.Origin

Method Summary

FileObject

instanceOrigin() Returns the origin of the instance.

Methods inherited from interface org.openide.cookies.InstanceCookie

instanceClass, instanceCreate, instanceName

Method Detail

instanceOrigin

public FileObject instanceOrigin()

Returns the origin of the instance.

Returns:

the original file