Uses of Interface java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2015-11-19

## Uses of Interface
java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes

- Packages that use BasicFileAttributes
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
  java.nio.file.attribute | Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes.
  java.nio.file.spi | Service-provider classes for the ``java.nio.file`` package.

- - ### Uses of BasicFileAttributes in java.nio.file

    Methods in java.nio.file with type parameters of type BasicFileAttributes
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static <A extends BasicFileAttributes> A` | Files.`readAttributes(Path path, Class<A> type, LinkOption... options)` Reads a file's attributes as a bulk operation.

    Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type BasicFileAttributes
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FileVisitResult` | SimpleFileVisitor.`preVisitDirectory(T dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a directory before entries in the directory are visited.
    `FileVisitResult` | FileVisitor.`preVisitDirectory(T dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a directory before entries in the directory are visited.
    `FileVisitResult` | SimpleFileVisitor.`visitFile(T file, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a file in a directory.
    `FileVisitResult` | FileVisitor.`visitFile(T file, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a file in a directory.

    Method parameters in java.nio.file with type arguments of type BasicFileAttributes
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Stream<Path>` | Files.`find(Path start, int maxDepth, BiPredicate<Path,BasicFileAttributes> matcher, FileVisitOption... options)` Return a `Stream` that is lazily populated with `Path` by searching for files in a file tree rooted at a given starting file.

  - ### Uses of BasicFileAttributes in java.nio.file.attribute

    Subinterfaces of BasicFileAttributes in java.nio.file.attribute
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `DosFileAttributes` File attributes associated with a file in a file system that supports legacy "DOS" attributes.
    `interface` | `PosixFileAttributes` File attributes associated with files on file systems used by operating systems that implement the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) family of standards.

    Methods in java.nio.file.attribute that return BasicFileAttributes
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `BasicFileAttributes` | BasicFileAttributeView.`readAttributes()` Reads the basic file attributes as a bulk operation.

  - ### Uses of BasicFileAttributes in java.nio.file.spi

    Methods in java.nio.file.spi with type parameters of type BasicFileAttributes
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract <A extends BasicFileAttributes> A` | FileSystemProvider.`readAttributes(Path path, Class<A> type, LinkOption... options)` Reads a file's attributes as a bulk operation.

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