Module java.base

Package java.nio.file

Enum LinkOption

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<LinkOption>

java.nio.file.LinkOption

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<LinkOption>, Constable, CopyOption, OpenOption

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

Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.

Since:

1.7

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
NOFOLLOW_LINKS	Do not follow symbolic links.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	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 declared in class java.lang.Enum

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

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

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 Details

values

public static LinkOption[] values()

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

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