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

Method Summary
`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.