java.nio.file.attribute

A file attribute view that supports reading or updating a file's Access Control Lists (ACL) or file owner attributes.

An object that provides a read-only or updatable view of non-opaque values associated with an object in a filesystem.

Basic attributes associated with a file in a file system.

A file attribute view that provides a view of a basic set of file attributes common to many file systems.

File attributes associated with a file in a file system that supports legacy "DOS" attributes.

A file attribute view that provides a view of the legacy "DOS" file attributes.

An object that encapsulates the value of a file attribute that can be set atomically when creating a new file or directory by invoking the createFile or createDirectory methods.

An attribute view that is a read-only or updatable view of non-opaque values associated with a file in a filesystem.

A file attribute view that supports reading or updating the owner of a file.

An attribute view that is a read-only or updatable view of the attributes of a java.nio.file.FileStore.

A UserPrincipal representing a group identity, used to determine access rights to objects in a file system.

File attributes associated with files on file systems used by operating systems that implement the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) family of standards.

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.

A file attribute view that provides a view of a file's user-defined attributes, sometimes known as extended attributes.

A Principal representing an identity used to determine access rights to objects in a file system.

An entry in an access control list (ACL).

Represents the value of a file's time stamp attribute.

This class consists exclusively of static methods that operate on sets of PosixFilePermission objects.

An object to lookup user and group principals by name.

Checked exception thrown when a lookup of UserPrincipal fails because the principal does not exist.

Defines the flags for used by the flags component of an ACL entry.

Defines the permissions for use with the permissions component of an ACL entry.

A typesafe enumeration of the access control entry types.

Defines the bits for use with the permissions attribute.