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

• java.lang.Object

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

• All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable
  Direct Known Subclasses:
  AccessDeniedException, AtomicMoveNotSupportedException, DirectoryNotEmptyException, FileAlreadyExistsException, FileSystemLoopException, NoSuchFileException, NotDirectoryException, NotLinkException

public class FileSystemException
extends IOException
Thrown when a file system operation fails on one or two files. This class is the general class for file system exceptions.
Since:
1.7
See Also:
Serialized Form

• • Constructor Summary

  Constructors

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

  • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  String	getFile()	Returns the file used to create this exception.
  String	getMessage()	Returns the detail message string.
  String	getOtherFile()	Returns the other file used to create this exception.
  String	getReason()	Returns the string explaining why the file system operation failed.

     * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")  
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• • Constructor Detail

     * #### FileSystemException  
     public FileSystemException([String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") file)  
     Constructs an instance of this class. This constructor should be used when an operation involving one file fails and there isn't any additional information to explain the reason.  
     Parameters:  
     `file` \- a string identifying the file or `null` if not known.  
     * #### FileSystemException  
     public FileSystemException([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. This constructor should be used when an operation involving two files fails, or there is additional information to explain the reason.  
     Parameters:  
     `file` \- a string identifying the file or `null` if not known.  
     `other` \- a string identifying the other file or `null` if there isn't another file or if not known  
     `reason` \- a reason message with additional information or `null`  

  • Method Detail

    * #### getFile  
    public [String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getFile()  
    Returns the file used to create this exception.  
    Returns:  
    the file (can be `null`)  
    * #### getOtherFile  
    public [String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getOtherFile()  
    Returns the other file used to create this exception.  
    Returns:  
    the other file (can be `null`)  
    * #### getReason  
    public [String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getReason()  
    Returns the string explaining why the file system operation failed.  
    Returns:  
    the string explaining why the file system operation failed  
    * #### getMessage  
    public [String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getMessage()  
    Returns the detail message string.  
    Overrides:  
    `[getMessage](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html#getMessage--)` in class `[Throwable](../../../java/lang/Throwable.html "class in java.lang")`  
    Returns:  
    the detail message string of this `Throwable` instance (which may be `null`).

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