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     25 
     26 package java.nio.file.attribute;
     27 
     28 import java.io.IOException;
     29 
     30 /**
     31  * A file attribute view that supports reading or updating the owner of a file.
     32  * This file attribute view is intended for file system implementations that
     33  * support a file attribute that represents an identity that is the owner of
     34  * the file. Often the owner of a file is the identity of the entity that
     35  * created the file.
     36  *
     37  * <p> The {@link #getOwner getOwner} or {@link #setOwner setOwner} methods may
     38  * be used to read or update the owner of the file.
     39  *
     40  * <p> The {@link java.nio.file.Files#getAttribute getAttribute} and
     41  * {@link java.nio.file.Files#setAttribute setAttribute} methods may also be
     42  * used to read or update the owner. In that case, the owner attribute is
     43  * identified by the name {@code "owner"}, and the value of the attribute is
     44  * a {@link UserPrincipal}.
     45  *
     46  * @since 1.7
     47  */
     48 
     49 public interface FileOwnerAttributeView
     50     extends FileAttributeView
     51 {
     52     /**
     53      * Returns the name of the attribute view. Attribute views of this type
     54      * have the name {@code "owner"}.
     55      */
     56     @Override
     57     String name();
     58 
     59     /**
     60      * Read the file owner.
     61      *
     62      * <p> It it implementation specific if the file owner can be a {@link
     63      * GroupPrincipal group}.
     64      *
     65      * @return  the file owner
     66      *
     67      * @throws  IOException
     68      *          if an I/O error occurs
     69      * @throws  SecurityException
     70      *          In the case of the default provider, a security manager is
     71      *          installed, and it denies {@link
     72      *          RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt> or its
     73      *          {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead} method
     74      *          denies read access to the file.
     75      */
     76     UserPrincipal getOwner() throws IOException;
     77 
     78     /**
     79      * Updates the file owner.
     80      *
     81      * <p> It it implementation specific if the file owner can be a {@link
     82      * GroupPrincipal group}. To ensure consistent and correct behavior
     83      * across platforms it is recommended that this method should only be used
     84      * to set the file owner to a user principal that is not a group.
     85      *
     86      * @param   owner
     87      *          the new file owner
     88      *
     89      * @throws  IOException
     90      *          if an I/O error occurs, or the {@code owner} parameter is a
     91      *          group and this implementation does not support setting the owner
     92      *          to a group
     93      * @throws  SecurityException
     94      *          In the case of the default provider, a security manager is
     95      *          installed, and it denies {@link
     96      *          RuntimePermission}<tt>("accessUserInformation")</tt> or its
     97      *          {@link SecurityManager#checkWrite(String) checkWrite} method
     98      *          denies write access to the file.
     99      */
    100     void setOwner(UserPrincipal owner) throws IOException;
    101 }
    102