AttributeView, FileAttributeView
AclFileAttributeView, PosixFileAttributeView
public interface FileOwnerAttributeView extends FileAttributeView
The getOwner or setOwner methods may be used to read or update the owner of the file.
The getAttribute and setAttribute methods may also be used to read or update the owner. In that case, the owner attribute is identified by the name "owner", and the value of the attribute is a UserPrincipal.
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
UserPrincipal |
getOwner() |
Read the file owner. |
String |
name() |
Returns the name of the attribute view. |
void |
setOwner |
Updates the file owner. |
String name()
"owner".name in interface AttributeView
UserPrincipal getOwner() throws IOException
It is implementation specific if the file owner can be a group.
IOException - if an I/O error occursSecurityException - In the case of the default provider, a security manager is installed, and it denies RuntimePermission("accessUserInformation") or its checkRead method denies read access to the file.void setOwner(UserPrincipal owner) throws IOException
It is implementation specific if the file owner can be a group. To ensure consistent and correct behavior across platforms it is recommended that this method should only be used to set the file owner to a user principal that is not a group.
owner - the new file ownerIOException - if an I/O error occurs, or the owner parameter is a group and this implementation does not support setting the owner to a groupSecurityException - In the case of the default provider, a security manager is installed, and it denies RuntimePermission("accessUserInformation") or its checkWrite method denies write access to the file.
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