| 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.filepackage. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| <V extends FileAttributeView> | SecureDirectoryStream. getFileAttributeView(Class<V> type)Returns a new file attribute view to access the file attributes of this
 directory. | 
| static <V extends FileAttributeView> | Files. getFileAttributeView(Path path,
                    Class<V> type,
                    LinkOption... options)Returns a file attribute view of a given type. | 
| <V extends FileAttributeView> | SecureDirectoryStream. getFileAttributeView(T path,
                    Class<V> type,
                    LinkOption... options)Returns a new file attribute view to access the file attributes of a file
 in this directory. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract boolean | FileStore. supportsFileAttributeView(Class<? extends FileAttributeView> type)Tells whether or not this file store supports the file attributes
 identified by the given file attribute view. | 
| Modifier and Type | Interface and Description | 
|---|---|
| interface  | AclFileAttributeViewA file attribute view that supports reading or updating a file's Access
 Control Lists (ACL) or file owner attributes. | 
| interface  | BasicFileAttributeViewA file attribute view that provides a view of a basic set of file
 attributes common to many file systems. | 
| interface  | DosFileAttributeViewA file attribute view that provides a view of the legacy "DOS" file attributes. | 
| interface  | FileOwnerAttributeViewA file attribute view that supports reading or updating the owner of a file. | 
| interface  | PosixFileAttributeViewA file attribute view that provides a view of the file attributes commonly
 associated with files on file systems used by operating systems that implement
 the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) family of standards. | 
| interface  | UserDefinedFileAttributeViewA file attribute view that provides a view of a file's user-defined
 attributes, sometimes known as extended attributes. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract <V extends FileAttributeView> | FileSystemProvider. getFileAttributeView(Path path,
                    Class<V> type,
                    LinkOption... options)Returns a file attribute view of a given type. | 
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