# Interface EclipseLinkedResource

public interface EclipseLinkedResource
Linked resources are files and folders that are stored in locations in the file system outside of the project's location.

Since:
  1.0

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `String`
  `getLocation()`
  The local file system absolute path of the target of the linked resource.
  `String`
  `getLocationUri()`
  If the file is not in the local file system, this attribute contains the absolute URI of the resource in some backing file system.
  `String`
  `getName()`
  The project-relative path of the linked resource as it appears in the workspace.
  `String`
  `getType()`
  The resource type.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getName

    String getName()
    The project-relative path of the linked resource as it appears in the workspace.

    See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource

    For example, a linked resource to a file system folder /some/path/to/someFolder can have a name 'someFolder'

    Returns:
      name
    Since:
      1.0

  - ### getType

    String getType()
    The resource type.

    If 'location' property is used the values are: "1" for a file, or "2" for a folder.

    If 'locationUri' property is used then the values are: "1" for file or folder when 'locationUri' first segment is a workspace path variable (or path variable navigation element), "2" for an eclipse virtual folder.

    See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource

    Returns:
      Eclipse link type
    Since:
      1.0

  - ### getLocation

    String getLocation()
    The local file system absolute path of the target of the linked resource. For example: '/path/to/somewhere'. Mutually exclusive with 'locationUri'

    See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource

    Returns:
      location
    Since:
      1.0

  - ### getLocationUri

    String getLocationUri()
    If the file is not in the local file system, this attribute contains the absolute URI of the resource in some backing file system. Mutually exclusive with 'location'.

    When workspace path variable is used as part of path then this property must be used instead of 'location'

    Used for virtual folders. In that case the value is: 'virtual:/virtual'

    See the official Eclipse documentation for most up-to-date information on properties of a linked resource

    Returns:
      location uri
    Since:
      1.0