DosFileAttributeView.java

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package java.nio.file.attribute;

import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * A file attribute view that provides a view of the legacy "DOS" file attributes.
 * These attributes are supported by file systems such as the File Allocation
 * Table (FAT) format commonly used in <em>consumer devices</em>.
 *
 * <p> A {@code DosFileAttributeView} is a {@link BasicFileAttributeView} that
 * additionally supports access to the set of DOS attribute flags that are used
 * to indicate if the file is read-only, hidden, a system file, or archived.
 *
 * <p> Where dynamic access to file attributes is required, the attributes
 * supported by this attribute view are as defined by {@code
 * BasicFileAttributeView}, and in addition, the following attributes are
 * supported:
 * <blockquote>
 * <table border="1" cellpadding="8" summary="Supported attributes">
 *   <tr>
 *     <th> Name </th>
 *     <th> Type </th>
 *   </tr>
 *   <tr>
 *     <td> readonly </td>
 *     <td> {@link Boolean} </td>
 *   </tr>
 *   <tr>
 *     <td> hidden </td>
 *     <td> {@link Boolean} </td>
 *   </tr>
 *   <tr>
 *     <td> system </td>
 *     <td> {@link Boolean} </td>
 *   </tr>
 *   <tr>
 *     <td> archive </td>
 *     <td> {@link Boolean} </td>
 *   </tr>
 * </table>
 * </blockquote>
 *
 * <p> The {@link java.nio.file.Files#getAttribute getAttribute} method may
 * be used to read any of these attributes, or any of the attributes defined by
 * {@link BasicFileAttributeView} as if by invoking the {@link #readAttributes
 * readAttributes()} method.
 *
 * <p> The {@link java.nio.file.Files#setAttribute setAttribute} method may
 * be used to update the file's last modified time, last access time or create
 * time attributes as defined by {@link BasicFileAttributeView}. It may also be
 * used to update the DOS attributes as if by invoking the {@link #setReadOnly
 * setReadOnly}, {@link #setHidden setHidden}, {@link #setSystem setSystem}, and
 * {@link #setArchive setArchive} methods respectively.
 *
 * @since 1.7
 */

public interface DosFileAttributeView
    extends BasicFileAttributeView
{
    /**
     * Returns the name of the attribute view. Attribute views of this type
     * have the name {@code "dos"}.
     */
    @Override
    String name();

    /**
     * @throws  IOException                             {@inheritDoc}
     * @throws  SecurityException                       {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    DosFileAttributes readAttributes() throws IOException;

    /**
     * Updates the value of the read-only attribute.
     *
     * <p> It is implementation specific if the attribute can be updated as an
     * atomic operation with respect to other file system operations. An
     * implementation may, for example, require to read the existing value of
     * the DOS attribute in order to update this attribute.
     *
     * @param   value
     *          the new value of the attribute
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          if an I/O error occurs
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          In the case of the default, and a security manager is installed,
     *          its  {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite} method
     *          is invoked to check write access to the file
     */
    void setReadOnly(boolean value) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Updates the value of the hidden attribute.
     *
     * <p> It is implementation specific if the attribute can be updated as an
     * atomic operation with respect to other file system operations. An
     * implementation may, for example, require to read the existing value of
     * the DOS attribute in order to update this attribute.
     *
     * @param   value
     *          the new value of the attribute
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          if an I/O error occurs
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          In the case of the default, and a security manager is installed,
     *          its  {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite} method
     *          is invoked to check write access to the file
     */
    void setHidden(boolean value) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Updates the value of the system attribute.
     *
     * <p> It is implementation specific if the attribute can be updated as an
     * atomic operation with respect to other file system operations. An
     * implementation may, for example, require to read the existing value of
     * the DOS attribute in order to update this attribute.
     *
     * @param   value
     *          the new value of the attribute
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          if an I/O error occurs
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          In the case of the default, and a security manager is installed,
     *          its  {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite} method
     *          is invoked to check write access to the file
     */
    void setSystem(boolean value) throws IOException;

    /**
     * Updates the value of the archive attribute.
     *
     * <p> It is implementation specific if the attribute can be updated as an
     * atomic operation with respect to other file system operations. An
     * implementation may, for example, require to read the existing value of
     * the DOS attribute in order to update this attribute.
     *
     * @param   value
     *          the new value of the attribute
     *
     * @throws  IOException
     *          if an I/O error occurs
     * @throws  SecurityException
     *          In the case of the default, and a security manager is installed,
     *          its  {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite} method
     *          is invoked to check write access to the file
     */
    void setArchive(boolean value) throws IOException;
}