Enum AclEntryFlag

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<AclEntryFlag>
- - java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntryFlag

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<AclEntryFlag>

public enum AclEntryFlag
extends Enum<AclEntryFlag>

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

In this release, this class does not define flags related to AclEntryType.AUDIT and AclEntryType.ALARM entry types.

Since:: 1.7

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`DIRECTORY_INHERIT`	Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be added to each new directory created.
`FILE_INHERIT`	Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be added to each new non-directory file created.
`INHERIT_ONLY`	Can be placed on a directory but does not apply to the directory, only to newly created files/directories as specified by the `FILE_INHERIT` and `DIRECTORY_INHERIT` flags.
`NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT`	Can be placed on a directory to indicate that the ACL entry should not be placed on the newly created directory which is inheritable by subdirectories of the created directory.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static AclEntryFlag`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static AclEntryFlag[]`	`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, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

FILE_INHERIT

public static final AclEntryFlag FILE_INHERIT

Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be added to each new non-directory file created.

DIRECTORY_INHERIT

public static final AclEntryFlag DIRECTORY_INHERIT

Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be added to each new directory created.

NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT

public static final AclEntryFlag NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT

Can be placed on a directory to indicate that the ACL entry should not be placed on the newly created directory which is inheritable by subdirectories of the created directory.

INHERIT_ONLY

public static final AclEntryFlag INHERIT_ONLY

Can be placed on a directory but does not apply to the directory, only to newly created files/directories as specified by the FILE_INHERIT and DIRECTORY_INHERIT flags.

Method Detail

values

public static AclEntryFlag[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (AclEntryFlag c : AclEntryFlag.values())
    System.out.println(c);

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

valueOf

public static AclEntryFlag 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