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

• Type Parameters:
  T - The type of the file attribute value

public interface FileAttribute
An object that encapsulates the value of a file attribute that can be set atomically when creating a new file or directory by invoking the createFile or createDirectory methods.
Since:
1.7
See Also:
PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttribute(java.util.Set<java.nio.file.attribute.PosixFilePermission>)

• • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  String	name()	Returns the attribute name.
  T	value()	Returns the attribute value.

• • Method Detail

     * #### name  
     [String](../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") name()  
     Returns the attribute name.  
     Returns:  
     The attribute name  
     * #### value  
     [T](../../../../java/nio/file/attribute/FileAttribute.html "type parameter in FileAttribute") value()  
     Returns the attribute value.  
     Returns:  
     The attribute value

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