FileAlreadyExistsException (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• java.lang.Object

• • java.lang.Throwable
  • • java.lang.Exception
      • • java.io.IOException
          * * java.nio.file.FileSystemException
          * * java.nio.file.FileAlreadyExistsException

• All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable

public class FileAlreadyExistsException
extends FileSystemException
Checked exception thrown when an attempt is made to create a file or directory and a file of that name already exists.
Since:
1.7
See Also:
Serialized Form

• • Constructor Summary

  Constructors

  Constructor	Description
  FileAlreadyExistsException(String file)	Constructs an instance of this class.
  FileAlreadyExistsException(String file,String other,String reason)	Constructs an instance of this class.

  • Method Summary

    * ### Methods inherited from class java.nio.file.[FileSystemException](../../../java/nio/file/FileSystemException.html "class in java.nio.file")  
    `[getFile](../../../java/nio/file/FileSystemException.html#getFile--), [getMessage](../../../java/nio/file/FileSystemException.html#getMessage--), [getOtherFile](../../../java/nio/file/FileSystemException.html#getOtherFile--), [getReason](../../../java/nio/file/FileSystemException.html#getReason--)`  
    * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")  
    `[addSuppressed](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#addSuppressed-java.lang.Throwable-), [fillInStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#fillInStackTrace--), [getCause](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getCause--), [getLocalizedMessage](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getLocalizedMessage--), [getStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getStackTrace--), [getSuppressed](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getSuppressed--), [initCause](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#initCause-java.lang.Throwable-), [printStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace--), [printStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintStream-), [printStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace-java.io.PrintWriter-), [setStackTrace](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#setStackTrace-java.lang.StackTraceElement:A-), [toString](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#toString--)`  
    * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Object](../../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang")  
    `[clone](../../../java/lang/Object.html#clone--), [equals](../../../java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-), [finalize](../../../java/lang/Object.html#finalize--), [getClass](../../../java/lang/Object.html#getClass--), [hashCode](../../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--), [notify](../../../java/lang/Object.html#notify--), [notifyAll](../../../java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--), [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait--), [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-), [wait](../../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)`

• • Constructor Detail

     * #### FileAlreadyExistsException  
     public FileAlreadyExistsException([String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") file)  
     Constructs an instance of this class.  
     Parameters:  
     `file` \- a string identifying the file or `null` if not known  
     * #### FileAlreadyExistsException  
     public FileAlreadyExistsException([String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") file,  
                                       [String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") other,  
                                       [String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") reason)  
     Constructs an instance of this class.  
     Parameters:  
     `file` \- a string identifying the file or `null` if not known  
     `other` \- a string identifying the other file or `null` if not known  
     `reason` \- a reason message with additional information or `null`

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