Home | History | Annotate | Download | only in file
      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (c) 2007, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
      3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
      4  *
      5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
      6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
      7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
      8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
      9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
     10  *
     11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
     12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
     13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
     14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
     15  * accompanied this code).
     16  *
     17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
     18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
     19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
     20  *
     21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
     22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
     23  * questions.
     24  */
     25 
     26 package java.nio.file;
     27 
     28 /**
     29  * Defines the standard open options.
     30  *
     31  * @since 1.7
     32  */
     33 
     34 public enum StandardOpenOption implements OpenOption {
     35     /**
     36      * Open for read access.
     37      */
     38     READ,
     39 
     40     /**
     41      * Open for write access.
     42      */
     43     WRITE,
     44 
     45     /**
     46      * If the file is opened for {@link #WRITE} access then bytes will be written
     47      * to the end of the file rather than the beginning.
     48      *
     49      * <p> If the file is opened for write access by other programs, then it
     50      * is file system specific if writing to the end of the file is atomic.
     51      */
     52     APPEND,
     53 
     54     /**
     55      * If the file already exists and it is opened for {@link #WRITE}
     56      * access, then its length is truncated to 0. This option is ignored
     57      * if the file is opened only for {@link #READ} access.
     58      */
     59     TRUNCATE_EXISTING,
     60 
     61     /**
     62      * Create a new file if it does not exist.
     63      * This option is ignored if the {@link #CREATE_NEW} option is also set.
     64      * The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file
     65      * if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system
     66      * operations.
     67      */
     68     CREATE,
     69 
     70     /**
     71      * Create a new file, failing if the file already exists.
     72      * The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file
     73      * if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system
     74      * operations.
     75      */
     76     CREATE_NEW,
     77 
     78     /**
     79      * Delete on close. When this option is present then the implementation
     80      * makes a <em>best effort</em> attempt to delete the file when closed
     81      * by the appropriate {@code close} method. If the {@code close} method is
     82      * not invoked then a <em>best effort</em> attempt is made to delete the
     83      * file when the Java virtual machine terminates (either normally, as
     84      * defined by the Java Language Specification, or where possible, abnormally).
     85      * This option is primarily intended for use with <em>work files</em> that
     86      * are used solely by a single instance of the Java virtual machine. This
     87      * option is not recommended for use when opening files that are open
     88      * concurrently by other entities. Many of the details as to when and how
     89      * the file is deleted are implementation specific and therefore not
     90      * specified. In particular, an implementation may be unable to guarantee
     91      * that it deletes the expected file when replaced by an attacker while the
     92      * file is open. Consequently, security sensitive applications should take
     93      * care when using this option.
     94      *
     95      * <p> For security reasons, this option may imply the {@link
     96      * LinkOption#NOFOLLOW_LINKS} option. In other words, if the option is present
     97      * when opening an existing file that is a symbolic link then it may fail
     98      * (by throwing {@link java.io.IOException}).
     99      */
    100     DELETE_ON_CLOSE,
    101 
    102     /**
    103      * Sparse file. When used with the {@link #CREATE_NEW} option then this
    104      * option provides a <em>hint</em> that the new file will be sparse. The
    105      * option is ignored when the file system does not support the creation of
    106      * sparse files.
    107      */
    108     SPARSE,
    109 
    110     /**
    111      * Requires that every update to the file's content or metadata be written
    112      * synchronously to the underlying storage device.
    113      *
    114      * @see <a href="package-summary.html#integrity">Synchronized I/O file integrity</a>
    115      */
    116     SYNC,
    117 
    118     /**
    119      * Requires that every update to the file's content be written
    120      * synchronously to the underlying storage device.
    121      *
    122      * @see <a href="package-summary.html#integrity">Synchronized I/O file integrity</a>
    123      */
    124     DSYNC;
    125 }
    126