Uses of Class java.nio.file.LinkOption (Java SE 14 & JDK 14)

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

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 type with the specified name.
`static LinkOption[]`	LinkOption.`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, 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
`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.
`abstract void`	FileSystemProvider.`setAttribute(Path path, String attribute, Object value, LinkOption... options)`	Sets the value of a file attribute.