## Uses of Interface
javax.tools.JavaFileManager.Location

- Packages that use JavaFileManager.Location
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.annotation.processing | Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
  javax.tools | Provides interfaces for tools which can be invoked from a program, for example, compilers.

- - ### Uses of JavaFileManager.Location in javax.annotation.processing

    Methods in javax.annotation.processing with parameters of type JavaFileManager.Location
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `FileObject` | Filer.`createResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence pkg, CharSequence relativeName, Element... originatingElements)` Creates a new auxiliary resource file for writing and returns a file object for it.
    `FileObject` | Filer.`getResource(JavaFileManager.Location location, CharSequence pkg, CharSequence relativeName)` Returns an object for reading an existing resource.

  - ### Uses of JavaFileManager.Location in javax.tools

    Classes in javax.tools that implement JavaFileManager.Location
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static class` | `DocumentationTool.Location` Locations specific to `DocumentationTool`.
    `class` | `StandardLocation` Standard locations of file objects.

    Methods in javax.tools that return JavaFileManager.Location
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static JavaFileManager.Location` | StandardLocation.`locationFor(String name)` Gets a location object with the given name.

    Methods in javax.tools with parameters of type JavaFileManager.Location
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ClassLoader` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`getClassLoader(JavaFileManager.Location location)`
    `ClassLoader` | JavaFileManager.`getClassLoader(JavaFileManager.Location location)` Gets a class loader for loading plug-ins from the given location.
    `FileObject` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`getFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName)`
    `FileObject` | JavaFileManager.`getFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName)` Gets a file object for input representing the specified relative name in the specified package in the given location.
    `FileObject` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)`
    `FileObject` | JavaFileManager.`getFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, String relativeName, FileObject sibling)` Gets a file object for output representing the specified relative name in the specified package in the given location.
    `JavaFileObject` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`getJavaFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind)`
    `JavaFileObject` | JavaFileManager.`getJavaFileForInput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind)` Gets a file object for input representing the specified class of the specified kind in the given location.
    `JavaFileObject` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`getJavaFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind, FileObject sibling)`
    `JavaFileObject` | JavaFileManager.`getJavaFileForOutput(JavaFileManager.Location location, String className, JavaFileObject.Kind kind, FileObject sibling)` Gets a file object for output representing the specified class of the specified kind in the given location.
    `Iterable<? extends File>` | StandardJavaFileManager.`getLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location)` Gets the path associated with the given location.
    `boolean` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`hasLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location)`
    `boolean` | JavaFileManager.`hasLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location)` Determines if a location is known to this file manager.
    `String` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`inferBinaryName(JavaFileManager.Location location, JavaFileObject file)`
    `String` | JavaFileManager.`inferBinaryName(JavaFileManager.Location location, JavaFileObject file)` Infers a binary name of a file object based on a location.
    `Iterable<JavaFileObject>` | ForwardingJavaFileManager.`list(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, Set<JavaFileObject.Kind> kinds, boolean recurse)`
    `Iterable<JavaFileObject>` | JavaFileManager.`list(JavaFileManager.Location location, String packageName, Set<JavaFileObject.Kind> kinds, boolean recurse)` Lists all file objects matching the given criteria in the given location.
    `void` | StandardJavaFileManager.`setLocation(JavaFileManager.Location location, Iterable<? extends File> path)` Associates the given path with the given location.

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