Module java.base
Package java.nio.file.attribute

Enum Class AclEntryFlag

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<AclEntryFlag>
java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntryFlag
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<AclEntryFlag>, Constable
public enum AclEntryFlag extends Enum<AclEntryFlag>
Defines the flags for used by the flags component of an ACL entry.

In this release, this class does not define flags related to AclEntryType.AUDIT and AclEntryType.ALARM entry types.

Since:
1.7

  • Enum Constant Details

    • FILE_INHERIT

      public static final AclEntryFlag FILE_INHERIT
      Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be added to each new non-directory file created.

    • DIRECTORY_INHERIT

      public static final AclEntryFlag DIRECTORY_INHERIT
      Can be placed on a directory and indicates that the ACL entry should be added to each new directory created.

    • NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT

      public static final AclEntryFlag NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT
      Can be placed on a directory to indicate that the ACL entry should not be placed on the newly created directory which is inheritable by subdirectories of the created directory.

    • INHERIT_ONLY

      public static final AclEntryFlag INHERIT_ONLY
      Can be placed on a directory but does not apply to the directory, only to newly created files/directories as specified by the FILE_INHERIT and DIRECTORY_INHERIT flags.

  • Method Details

    • values

      public static AclEntryFlag[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

    • valueOf

      public static AclEntryFlag valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (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 class has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null