com.github.robtimus.filesystems.attribute

Class FileAttributeViewMetadata

java.lang.Object

com.github.robtimus.filesystems.attribute.FileAttributeViewMetadata

public final class FileAttributeViewMetadata
extends Object

A class that represents metadata of a FileAttributeView interface. Instances of this class are immutable.

Author:

Rob Spoor

Since:

2.2

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	FileAttributeViewMetadata.Builder A builder for FileAttributeViewMetadata objects.
static class	FileAttributeViewMetadata.Operation The possible file attribute operations.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static FileAttributeViewMetadata	ACL Metadata for AclFileAttributeView.
static FileAttributeViewMetadata	BASIC Metadata for BasicFileAttributeView.
static FileAttributeViewMetadata	DOS Metadata for DosFileAttributeView.
static FileAttributeViewMetadata	FILE_OWNER Metadata for FileOwnerAttributeView.
static FileAttributeViewMetadata	POSIX Metadata for PosixFileAttributeView.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<String>	attributeNames() Returns the names of the attributes that are supported in the view this metadata object applies to.
Set<String>	attributeNames(FileAttributeViewMetadata.Operation operation) Returns the names of the attributes that are supported in the view this metadata object applies to for a specific operation.
Type	attributeType(String attributeName) Returns the type for a specific attribute.
static FileAttributeViewMetadata.Builder	forView(Class<? extends FileAttributeView> viewType) Creates a builder for FileAttributeViewMetadata objects.
boolean	supportsAttribute(String attributeName) Checks whether or not an attribute is supported by the view this metadata object applies to.
boolean	supportsAttribute(String attributeName, FileAttributeViewMetadata.Operation operation) Checks whether or not an attribute is supported by the view this metadata object applies to for a specific operation.
String	toString()
String	viewName() Returns the name of the view this metadata object applies to.
Class<? extends FileAttributeView>	viewType() Returns the type of the view this metadata object applies to.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

BASIC

public static final FileAttributeViewMetadata BASIC

Metadata for BasicFileAttributeView.

FILE_OWNER

public static final FileAttributeViewMetadata FILE_OWNER

Metadata for FileOwnerAttributeView.

DOS

public static final FileAttributeViewMetadata DOS

Metadata for DosFileAttributeView.

POSIX

public static final FileAttributeViewMetadata POSIX

Metadata for PosixFileAttributeView.

ACL

public static final FileAttributeViewMetadata ACL

Metadata for AclFileAttributeView.

Method Detail

viewType

public Class<? extends FileAttributeView> viewType()

Returns the type of the view this metadata object applies to.

Returns:

The type of the view this metadata object applies to.

viewName

public String viewName()

Returns the name of the view this metadata object applies to.

Returns:

The name of the view this metadata object applies to.

See Also:

AttributeView.name()

attributeNames

public Set<String> attributeNames()

Returns the names of the attributes that are supported in the view this metadata object applies to. These names are attributes that are readable, writable, or both.

Returns:

An unmodifiable set containing the name of the attributes that are supported in the view this metadata object applies to.

attributeNames

public Set<String> attributeNames(FileAttributeViewMetadata.Operation operation)

Returns the names of the attributes that are supported in the view this metadata object applies to for a specific operation.

Parameters:

operation - The operation to perform - read or write.

Returns:

An unmodifiable set containing the name of the attributes that are supported in the view this metadata object applies to for the given operation.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the given operation is null.

attributeType

public Type attributeType(String attributeName)

Returns the type for a specific attribute.

Parameters:

attributeName - The name of the attribute to return the type for.

Returns:

The type for the given attribute.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the given attribute is not supported by the view this metadata object applies to.

supportsAttribute

public boolean supportsAttribute(String attributeName)

Checks whether or not an attribute is supported by the view this metadata object applies to. This method does not make a distinction between readable or writable attributes.

Parameters:

attributeName - The name of the attribute to check.

Returns:

true if the given attribute is supported by the view this metadata object applies to, or false otherwise.

supportsAttribute

public boolean supportsAttribute(String attributeName,
                                 FileAttributeViewMetadata.Operation operation)

Checks whether or not an attribute is supported by the view this metadata object applies to for a specific operation.

Parameters:

attributeName - The name of the attribute to check.

operation - The operation to check for - read or write.

Returns:

true if the given attribute is supported by the view this metadata object applies to for the given operation, or false otherwise.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the given operation is null.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

forView

public static FileAttributeViewMetadata.Builder forView(Class<? extends FileAttributeView> viewType)

Creates a builder for FileAttributeViewMetadata objects.

Parameters:

viewType - The type of the view created metadata objects apply to.

Returns:

The created builder.

Throws:

NullPointerException - If the given view type is null.