RotatingLogFile (Apache Jackrabbit 2.21.26-beta API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.jackrabbit.core.journal.RotatingLogFile

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<RotatingLogFile>
```
public class RotatingLogFile
extends Object
implements Comparable<RotatingLogFile>
```
Represents a log file that can be rotated.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(RotatingLogFile o)`	Compares this log file to another file.
`File`	`getFile()`	Return the backing file.
`static RotatingLogFile[]`	`listFiles(File directory, String basename)`	List all log files inside some directory.
`void`	`rotate()`	Rotate this file.

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

- Method Detail
  - getFile
```
public File getFile()
```
    Return the backing file.
  - rotate
```
public void rotate()
```
    Rotate this file.
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(RotatingLogFile o)
```
    Compares this log file to another file. It will return a negative number if this log file has a smaller version, a positive number if this log file a bigger version and 0 if they have the same version.
    
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<RotatingLogFile>
  - listFiles
```
public static RotatingLogFile[] listFiles(File directory,
                                          String basename)
```
    List all log files inside some directory. The list returned is guaranteed to be in descending order, i.e. it is safe to rotate every file in turn without accidentally overwriting another one.
    
    Parameters:
    
    directory - parent directory
    
    basename - basename expected
    
    Returns:
    
    array of log files found