StandardOpenOption
public final enum StandardOpenOption
extends Enum<StandardOpenOption>
implements OpenOption
java.lang.Object | ||
↳ | java.lang.Enum<java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption> | |
↳ | java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption |
Defines the standard open options.
Summary
Enum values | |
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StandardOpenOption | APPEND If the file is opened for |
StandardOpenOption | CREATE Create a new file if it does not exist. |
StandardOpenOption | CREATE_NEW Create a new file, failing if the file already exists. |
StandardOpenOption | DELETE_ON_CLOSE Delete on close. |
StandardOpenOption | DSYNC Requires that every update to the file's content be written synchronously to the underlying storage device. |
StandardOpenOption | READ Open for read access. |
StandardOpenOption | SPARSE Sparse file. |
StandardOpenOption | SYNC Requires that every update to the file's content or metadata be written synchronously to the underlying storage device. |
StandardOpenOption | TRUNCATE_EXISTING If the file already exists and it is opened for |
StandardOpenOption | WRITE Open for write access. |
Public methods | |
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static StandardOpenOption | valueOf(String name) |
static final StandardOpenOption[] | values() |
Inherited methods | |
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Enum values
APPEND
public static final StandardOpenOption APPEND
If the file is opened for WRITE
access then bytes will be written to the end of the file rather than the beginning.
If the file is opened for write access by other programs, then it is file system specific if writing to the end of the file is atomic.
CREATE
public static final StandardOpenOption CREATE
Create a new file if it does not exist. This option is ignored if the CREATE_NEW
option is also set. The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system operations.
CREATE_NEW
public static final StandardOpenOption CREATE_NEW
Create a new file, failing if the file already exists. The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system operations.
DELETE_ON_CLOSE
public static final StandardOpenOption DELETE_ON_CLOSE
Delete on close. When this option is present then the implementation makes a best effort attempt to delete the file when closed by the appropriate close
method. If the close
method is not invoked then a best effort attempt is made to delete the file when the Java virtual machine terminates (either normally, as defined by the Java Language Specification, or where possible, abnormally). This option is primarily intended for use with work files that are used solely by a single instance of the Java virtual machine. This option is not recommended for use when opening files that are open concurrently by other entities. Many of the details as to when and how the file is deleted are implementation specific and therefore not specified. In particular, an implementation may be unable to guarantee that it deletes the expected file when replaced by an attacker while the file is open. Consequently, security sensitive applications should take care when using this option.
For security reasons, this option may imply the LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS
option. In other words, if the option is present when opening an existing file that is a symbolic link then it may fail (by throwing IOException
).
DSYNC
public static final StandardOpenOption DSYNC
Requires that every update to the file's content be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
See also:
SPARSE
public static final StandardOpenOption SPARSE
Sparse file. When used with the CREATE_NEW
option then this option provides a hint that the new file will be sparse. The option is ignored when the file system does not support the creation of sparse files.
SYNC
public static final StandardOpenOption SYNC
Requires that every update to the file's content or metadata be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
See also:
TRUNCATE_EXISTING
public static final StandardOpenOption TRUNCATE_EXISTING
If the file already exists and it is opened for WRITE
access, then its length is truncated to 0. This option is ignored if the file is opened only for READ
access.
Public methods
valueOf
public static StandardOpenOption valueOf (String name)
Parameters | |
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name | String |
Returns | |
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StandardOpenOption |
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Last updated 2025-02-13 UTC.