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java.nio.file

Enum LinkOption

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<LinkOption>

java.nio.file.LinkOption

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<LinkOption>, CopyOption, OpenOption

public enum LinkOption
extends Enum<LinkOption>
implements OpenOption, CopyOption

Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.

Since:

1.7

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
NOFOLLOW_LINKS Do not follow symbolic links.

Method Summary

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

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

NOFOLLOW_LINKS

public static final LinkOption NOFOLLOW_LINKS

Do not follow symbolic links.

See Also:

Files.getFileAttributeView(Path,Class,LinkOption[]), Files.copy(java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.CopyOption...), SecureDirectoryStream.newByteChannel(T, java.util.Set<? extends java.nio.file.OpenOption>, java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute<?>...)

Method Detail

values

public static LinkOption[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (LinkOption c : LinkOption.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static LinkOption valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null