LinkOption

java.nio.file

Enum LinkOption

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Enum<LinkOption>
- - java.nio.file.LinkOption

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<LinkOption>, CopyOption, OpenOption
```
public enum LinkOption
extends Enum<LinkOption>
implements OpenOption, CopyOption
```
Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.

Since:

1.7

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
`NOFOLLOW_LINKS` Do not follow symbolic links.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static LinkOption`	`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static LinkOption[]`	`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Enum Constant Detail
  - NOFOLLOW_LINKS
```
public static final LinkOption NOFOLLOW_LINKS
```
    Do not follow symbolic links.
    
    See Also:
    
    Files.getFileAttributeView(Path,Class,LinkOption[]), Files.copy(java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.CopyOption...), SecureDirectoryStream.newByteChannel(T, java.util.Set<? extends java.nio.file.OpenOption>, java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute<?>...)
- Method Detail
  - values
```
public static LinkOption[] values()
```
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
```
for (LinkOption c : LinkOption.values())
    System.out.println(c);
```
    Returns:
    
    an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared
  - valueOf
```
public static LinkOption valueOf(String name)
```
    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    the enum constant with the specified name
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
    
    NullPointerException - if the argument is null