| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.nio.file | 
 Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files,
 file attributes, and file systems. 
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| java.nio.file.attribute | 
 Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes. 
 | 
| java.nio.file.spi | 
 Service-provider classes for the  
java.nio.file package. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
<V extends FileAttributeView> | 
SecureDirectoryStream.getFileAttributeView(Class<V> type)
Returns a new file attribute view to access the file attributes of this
 directory. 
 | 
static <V extends FileAttributeView> | 
Files.getFileAttributeView(Path path,
                    Class<V> type,
                    LinkOption... options)
Returns a file attribute view of a given type. 
 | 
<V extends FileAttributeView> | 
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. 
 | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
abstract boolean | 
FileStore.supportsFileAttributeView(Class<? extends FileAttributeView> type)
Tells whether or not this file store supports the file attributes
 identified by the given file attribute view. 
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| Modifier and Type | Interface and Description | 
|---|---|
interface  | 
AclFileAttributeView
A file attribute view that supports reading or updating a file's Access
 Control Lists (ACL) or file owner attributes. 
 | 
interface  | 
BasicFileAttributeView
A file attribute view that provides a view of a basic set of file
 attributes common to many file systems. 
 | 
interface  | 
DosFileAttributeView
A file attribute view that provides a view of the legacy "DOS" file attributes. 
 | 
interface  | 
FileOwnerAttributeView
A file attribute view that supports reading or updating the owner of a file. 
 | 
interface  | 
PosixFileAttributeView
A file attribute view that provides a view of the file attributes commonly
 associated with files on file systems used by operating systems that implement
 the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) family of standards. 
 | 
interface  | 
UserDefinedFileAttributeView
A file attribute view that provides a view of a file's user-defined
 attributes, sometimes known as extended attributes. 
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
abstract <V extends FileAttributeView> | 
FileSystemProvider.getFileAttributeView(Path path,
                    Class<V> type,
                    LinkOption... options)
Returns a file attribute view of a given type. 
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