Package org.apache.tools.ant.types.resources

# Interface FileProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `FileResource`

public interface FileProvider
This is an interface that resources that can provide a file should implement. This is a refactoring of `FileResource`, to allow other resources to act as sources of files (and to make components that only support file-based resources from only support FileResource resources.

Since:
  Ant 1.8

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`File`
`getFile()`
Get the file represented by this Resource.

## Method Details

### getFile

File getFile()
Get the file represented by this Resource.

Returns:
  the file.