Uses of Enum Class
java.nio.file.LinkOption

Packages that use LinkOption

Package	Description
java.nio.file	Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.spi	Service-provider classes for the java.nio.file package.

Uses of LinkOption in java.nio.file

Subclasses with type arguments of type LinkOption in java.nio.file

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
enum	LinkOption	Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.

Methods in java.nio.file that return LinkOption

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static LinkOption	LinkOption.valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static LinkOption[]	LinkOption.values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type LinkOption

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	Files.exists(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Tests whether a file exists.
static Object	Files.getAttribute(Path path, String attribute, LinkOption... options)	Reads the value of a file attribute.
static <V extends FileAttributeView> V	Files.getFileAttributeView(Path path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)	Returns a file attribute view of a given type.
<V extends FileAttributeView> V	SecureDirectoryStream.getFileAttributeView(T path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)	Returns a new file attribute view to access the file attributes of a file in this directory.
static FileTime	Files.getLastModifiedTime(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Returns a file's last modified time.
static UserPrincipal	Files.getOwner(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Returns the owner of a file.
static Set<PosixFilePermission>	Files.getPosixFilePermissions(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Returns a file's POSIX file permissions.
static boolean	Files.isDirectory(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Tests whether a file is a directory.
static boolean	Files.isRegularFile(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Tests whether a file is a regular file with opaque content.
SecureDirectoryStream<T>	SecureDirectoryStream.newDirectoryStream(T path, LinkOption... options)	Opens the directory identified by the given path, returning a SecureDirectoryStream to iterate over the entries in the directory.
static boolean	Files.notExists(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Tests whether the file located by this path does not exist.
static <A extends BasicFileAttributes> A	Files.readAttributes(Path path, Class<A> type, LinkOption... options)	Reads a file's attributes as a bulk operation.
static Map<String,Object>	Files.readAttributes(Path path, String attributes, LinkOption... options)	Reads a set of file attributes as a bulk operation.
static Path	Files.setAttribute(Path path, String attribute, Object value, LinkOption... options)	Sets the value of a file attribute.
Path	Path.toRealPath(LinkOption... options)	Returns the real path of an existing file.

Uses of LinkOption in java.nio.file.spi

Methods in java.nio.file.spi with parameters of type LinkOption

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	FileSystemProvider.exists(Path path, LinkOption... options)	Tests whether a file exists.
abstract <V extends FileAttributeView> V	FileSystemProvider.getFileAttributeView(Path path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)	Returns a file attribute view of a given type.
abstract <A extends BasicFileAttributes> A	FileSystemProvider.readAttributes(Path path, Class<A> type, LinkOption... options)	Reads a file's attributes as a bulk operation.
abstract Map<String,Object>	FileSystemProvider.readAttributes(Path path, String attributes, LinkOption... options)	Reads a set of file attributes as a bulk operation.
<A extends BasicFileAttributes> A	FileSystemProvider.readAttributesIfExists(Path path, Class<A> type, LinkOption... options)	Reads a file's attributes as a bulk operation if it exists.
abstract void	FileSystemProvider.setAttribute(Path path, String attribute, Object value, LinkOption... options)	Sets the value of a file attribute.