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Enum Class LinkOption

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<LinkOption>
java.nio.file.LinkOption
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<LinkOption>, Constable, CopyOption, OpenOption 
public enum LinkOption extends Enum<LinkOption> implements OpenOption, CopyOption
Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.
Since:
1.7

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constant Description
NOFOLLOW_LINKS
Do not follow symbolic links.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method Description
static LinkOption valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static LinkOption[] values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

Method Details

values

public static LinkOption[] values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
Returns:
an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static LinkOption valueOf(String name)
Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name
NullPointerException - if the argument is null

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