/**
* Changes this file to be a folder in the resource tree and returns the newly created folder. All
* related properties are deleted. It is assumed that on disk the resource is already a
* folder/directory so no action is taken to delete the disk contents.
*
* <p><b>This method is for the exclusive use of the local resource manager</b>
*/
public IFolder changeToFolder() throws CoreException {
getPropertyManager().deleteProperties(this, IResource.DEPTH_ZERO);
IFolder result = workspace.getRoot().getFolder(path);
if (isLinked()) {
IPath location = getRawLocation();
delete(IResource.NONE, null);
result.createLink(location, IResource.ALLOW_MISSING_LOCAL, null);
} else {
workspace.deleteResource(this);
workspace.createResource(result, false);
}
return result;
}
