quicktime.io
Class AliasHandle

java.lang.Object
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  +--quicktime.QTObject
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        +--quicktime.util.QTHandleRef
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              +--quicktime.io.AliasHandle

All Implemented Interfaces:

InterfaceLib, PrimitivesLib, QuickTimeLib, com.apple.jdirect.SharedLibrary, SharedLibrary

public final class AliasHandle

extends QTHandleRef

implements QuickTimeLib

An alias handle represents a file - it maybe a minimal alias or an alias that will attempted to be resolved when used.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface quicktime.jdirect.QuickTimeLib

JDirect_MacOSX, libraryInstance, name

Method Summary

static AliasHandle	fromArray(byte[] srcArray) Creates an AliasHandle from the given byte array containing AliasHandle data
static AliasHandle	fromDataRef(DataRef dr) Converts an aliasDataRef type DataRef into an AliasHandle.
boolean	isMinimal() Returns true if the alias is a minimal alias, otherwise false
QTFile	resolve() This method will take an alias and will resolve it, returning the full path name of the resolved file.

Methods inherited from class quicktime.util.QTHandleRef

copyFromArray, copyFromArray, copyFromArray, copyFromArray, copyFromArray, copyFromArray, copyFromArray, copyToArray, copyToArray, copyToArray, copyToArray, copyToArray, copyToArray, copyToArray, fromCompressionDialogState, fromSCSequence, getBytes, getSize, inMemory, isLocked, lock, lockHigh, moveHigh, toQTPointer, toQTPointer, toString, unlock

Methods inherited from class quicktime.QTObject

disposeQTObject, equals, ID

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

fromDataRef

public static AliasHandle fromDataRef(DataRef dr)
                               throws QTException

Converts an aliasDataRef type DataRef into an AliasHandle. This does not copy the alias DataRef so any changes that are made to the Alias will effect the DataRef as well.

Returns:

the AliasHandle

QTException

fromArray

public static AliasHandle fromArray(byte[] srcArray)
                             throws QTException

Creates an AliasHandle from the given byte array containing AliasHandle data

Parameters:

srcArray - byte array containing AliasHandle data

Returns:

AliasHandle object pointing to the data contained in srcArray

QTException

isMinimal

public boolean isMinimal()

Returns true if the alias is a minimal alias, otherwise false

resolve

public QTFile resolve()
               throws QTException

This method will take an alias and will resolve it, returning the full path name of the resolved file.

QuickTime::ResolveAlias

Returns:

the QTFile object of the resolved alias

QTException