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+/*     ____ ____  ____ ____  ______                                     *\
+**    / __// __ \/ __// __ \/ ____/    SOcos COmpiles Scala             **
+**  __\_ \/ /_/ / /__/ /_/ /\_ \       (c) 2002-2006, LAMP/EPFL         **
+** /_____/\____/\___/\____/____/                                        **
+\*                                                                      */
+
+// $Id$
+
+
+package scala.tools.nsc.io;
+
+
+import java.io.{File,IOException};
+
+/** This class implements an empty abstract regular file. */
+class VirtualFile(val name: String, _path: String) extends AbstractFile {
+
+  assert(name != null && path != null, name + " - " + path);
+
+  //########################################################################
+  // Public Constructors
+
+  /**
+   * Initializes this instance with the specified name and an
+   * identical path.
+   */
+  def this(name: String) = this(name, name);
+
+  //########################################################################
+  // Public Methods
+
+  def path = _path;
+
+  /** Returns null. */
+  final def file: File = null;
+
+  /** Is this abstract file a directory? */
+  def isDirectory: Boolean = false;
+
+  /** Returns the time that this abstract file was last modified. */
+  def lastModified: Long = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+
+  /** Reads the content of this abstract file into a byte array. */
+  def read: Array[Byte] = {
+    assert(!isDirectory, "cannot read directory '" + this + "'");
+    new Array[Byte](0);
+  }
+
+  /** Returns all abstract subfiles of this abstract directory. */
+  def elements: Iterator[AbstractFile] = {
+    assert(isDirectory, "not a directory '" + this + "'");
+    Iterator.empty;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the abstract file in this abstract directory with the
+   * specified name. If there is no such file, returns null. The
+   * argument "directory" tells whether to look for a directory or
+   * or a regular file.
+   */
+  def lookupName(name: String, directory: Boolean): AbstractFile = {
+    assert(isDirectory, "not a directory '" + this + "'");
+    null;
+  }
+
+  //########################################################################
+}