## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh
Class Directory

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ssh.Directory

    public class Directory

extends java.lang.Object

A helper object for Scp representing a directory in a file system.

Constructor Summary
`Directory(java.io.File directory)` Constructor for a Directory.
`Directory(java.io.File directory, Directory parent)` Constructor for a Directory.

Method Summary
`void` `addDirectory(Directory directory)` Add a directory to the child directories.
`void` `addFile(java.io.File file)` Add a file to the list of files.
`java.util.Iterator` `directoryIterator()` Get an iterator over the child Directories.
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object obj)` The equality method.
`java.util.Iterator` `filesIterator()` Get an iterator over the files.
`int` `fileSize()` Get the number of files in the files attribute.
`Directory` `getChild(java.io.File dir)` Get a child directory of this directory.
`java.io.File` `getDirectory()` Get the directory file.
`Directory` `getParent()` Get the parent Directory.
`java.lang.String[]` `getPath()` Get the path components of this directory.
`static java.lang.String[]` `getPath(java.lang.String thePath)` Convert a file path to an array of path components.
`int` `hashCode()` The hashcode method.
`boolean` `isRoot()` Is this a root Directory?

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### Directory

    public Directory(java.io.File directory)

  Constructor for a Directory.

  Parameters:
    `directory` - a directory.

### Directory

    public Directory(java.io.File directory,
                     Directory parent)

  Constructor for a Directory.

  Parameters:
    `directory` - a directory
    `parent` - a parent Directory

Method Detail

### addDirectory

    public void addDirectory(Directory directory)

  Add a directory to the child directories.

  Parameters:
    `directory` - a Directory

### addFile

    public void addFile(java.io.File file)

  Add a file to the list of files.

  Parameters:
    `file` - a file to add

### directoryIterator

    public java.util.Iterator directoryIterator()

  Get an iterator over the child Directories.

  Returns:
    an iterator

### filesIterator

    public java.util.Iterator filesIterator()

  Get an iterator over the files.

  Returns:
    an iterator

### getParent

    public Directory getParent()

  Get the parent Directory.

  Returns:
    the parent Directory.

### isRoot

    public boolean isRoot()

  Is this a root Directory?

  Returns:
    true if there is no parent Directory

### getDirectory

    public java.io.File getDirectory()

  Get the directory file.

  Returns:
    the directory file

### getChild

    public Directory getChild(java.io.File dir)

  Get a child directory of this directory.

  Parameters:
    `dir` - the directory to look for
  Returns:
    the child directory, or null if not found

### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

  The equality method. This checks if the directory field is the same.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Parameters:
    `obj` - the object to compare to
  Returns:
    true if this object has an equal directory field as the other object

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  The hashcode method.

  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    the hash code of the directory field

### getPath

    public java.lang.String[] getPath()

  Get the path components of this directory.

  Returns:
    the path components as an array of strings.

### getPath

    public static java.lang.String[] getPath(java.lang.String thePath)

  Convert a file path to an array of path components. This uses File.sepatator to split the file path string.

  Parameters:
    `thePath` - the file path string to convert
  Returns:
    an array of path components

### fileSize

    public int fileSize()

  Get the number of files in the files attribute.

  Returns:
    the number of files