FileAttributeView

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• FileAttributeView provides a read-only or updatable view of file attributes in a filesystem.

• It is extended by specific attribute views like BasicFileAttributeView, PosixFileAttributeView, and others, offering methods to read or update file attributes.

• Files.getFileAttributeView() is used to retrieve an instance of a specific FileAttributeView for a given file.

• Each view focuses on a specific set of attributes such as basic file properties, access control lists, or DOS attributes.

public interface FileAttributeView implements AttributeView

Known Indirect Subclasses AclFileAttributeView, BasicFileAttributeView, DosFileAttributeView, FileOwnerAttributeView, PosixFileAttributeView, UserDefinedFileAttributeView AclFileAttributeView A file attribute view that supports reading or updating a file's Access Control Lists (ACL) or file owner attributes.  BasicFileAttributeView A file attribute view that provides a view of a basic set of file attributes common to many file systems.  DosFileAttributeView A file attribute view that provides a view of the legacy "DOS" file attributes.  FileOwnerAttributeView A file attribute view that supports reading or updating the owner of a file.  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.  UserDefinedFileAttributeView A file attribute view that provides a view of a file's user-defined attributes, sometimes known as extended attributes.

An attribute view that is a read-only or updatable view of non-opaque values associated with a file in a filesystem. This interface is extended or implemented by specific file attribute views that define methods to read and/or update the attributes of a file.

See Also

• Files.getFileAttributeView(Path, Class, java.nio.file.LinkOption[])

Inherited Method Summary

From interface java.nio.file.attribute.AttributeView

abstract String

name() Returns the name of the attribute view.