org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources

## Class CompressedResource

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
  - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType
    - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource
      - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.ResourceDecorator
        - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.ContentTransformingResource
          - - org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.CompressedResource

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<Resource>, java.lang.Iterable<Resource>, ResourceCollection

Direct Known Subclasses:
  BZip2Resource, GZipResource

    public abstract class CompressedResource
    extends ContentTransformingResource

A compressed resource.

Wraps around another resource, delegates all queries (except getSize) to that other resource but uncompresses/compresses streams on the fly.

Since:
  Ant 1.7

### Field Summary

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource

`MAGIC, UNKNOWN_DATETIME, UNKNOWN_SIZE`

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

`checked, ref`

### Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

`description, location, project`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
`protected` `CompressedResource()` no arg constructor
`protected` `CompressedResource(ResourceCollection other)` Constructor with another resource to wrap.

### Method Summary

Methods
`protected abstract java.lang.String` `getCompressionName()` Get the name of the compression method used.
`java.lang.String` `toString()` Get the string representation of this Resource.

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.ContentTransformingResource

`as, getInputStream, getOutputStream, getSize, isAppendSupported, wrapStream, wrapStream`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources.ResourceDecorator

`addConfigured, compareTo, dieOnCircularReference, getLastModified, getName, getResource, hashCode, isDirectory, isExists, isFilesystemOnly, setDirectory, setExists, setLastModified, setName, setRefid, setSize`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.Resource

`clone, equals, getMagicNumber, iterator, size, toLongString`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.types.DataType

`checkAttributesAllowed, checkChildrenAllowed, circularReference, dieOnCircularReference, dieOnCircularReference, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getCheckedRef, getDataTypeName, getRefid, invokeCircularReferenceCheck, isChecked, isReference, noChildrenAllowed, pushAndInvokeCircularReferenceCheck, setChecked, tooManyAttributes`

### Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent

`getDescription, getLocation, getProject, log, log, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

### Constructor Detail

#### CompressedResource

    protected CompressedResource()

no arg constructor

#### CompressedResource

    protected CompressedResource(ResourceCollection other)

Constructor with another resource to wrap.

Parameters:
  `other` - the resource to wrap.

### Method Detail

#### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

Get the string representation of this Resource.

Overrides:
  `toString` in class `Resource`
Returns:
  this Resource formatted as a String.
Since:
  Ant 1.7

#### getCompressionName

    protected abstract java.lang.String getCompressionName()

Get the name of the compression method used.

Returns:
  the name of the compression method.