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25
26package java.nio.file;
27
28import java.io.File;
29import java.io.IOException;
30import java.net.URI;
31import java.util.Iterator;
32
33/**
34 * An object that may be used to locate a file in a file system. It will
35 * typically represent a system dependent file path.
36 *
37 * <p> A {@code Path} represents a path that is hierarchical and composed of a
38 * sequence of directory and file name elements separated by a special separator
39 * or delimiter. A <em>root component</em>, that identifies a file system
40 * hierarchy, may also be present. The name element that is <em>farthest</em>
41 * from the root of the directory hierarchy is the name of a file or directory.
42 * The other name elements are directory names. A {@code Path} can represent a
43 * root, a root and a sequence of names, or simply one or more name elements.
44 * A {@code Path} is considered to be an <i>empty path</i> if it consists
45 * solely of one name element that is empty. Accessing a file using an
46 * <i>empty path</i> is equivalent to accessing the default directory of the
47 * file system. {@code Path} defines the {@link #getFileName() getFileName},
48 * {@link #getParent getParent}, {@link #getRoot getRoot}, and {@link #subpath
49 * subpath} methods to access the path components or a subsequence of its name
50 * elements.
51 *
52 * <p> In addition to accessing the components of a path, a {@code Path} also
53 * defines the {@link #resolve(Path) resolve} and {@link #resolveSibling(Path)
54 * resolveSibling} methods to combine paths. The {@link #relativize relativize}
55 * method that can be used to construct a relative path between two paths.
56 * Paths can be {@link #compareTo compared}, and tested against each other using
57 * the {@link #startsWith startsWith} and {@link #endsWith endWith} methods.
58 *
59 * <p> This interface extends {@link Watchable} interface so that a directory
60 * located by a path can be {@link #register registered} with a {@link
61 * WatchService} and entries in the directory watched. </p>
62 *
63 * <p> <b>WARNING:</b> This interface is only intended to be implemented by
64 * those developing custom file system implementations. Methods may be added to
65 * this interface in future releases. </p>
66 *
67 * <a name="interop"><h4>Accessing Files</h4></a>
68 * <p> Paths may be used with the {@link Files} class to operate on files,
69 * directories, and other types of files. For example, suppose we want a {@link
70 * java.io.BufferedReader} to read text from a file "{@code access.log}". The
71 * file is located in a directory "{@code logs}" relative to the current working
72 * directory and is UTF-8 encoded.
73 * <pre>
74 * Path path = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("logs", "access.log");
75 * BufferReader reader = Files.newBufferedReader(path, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
76 * </pre>
77 *
78 * <a name="interop"><h4>Interoperability</h4></a>
79 * <p> Paths associated with the default {@link
80 * java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider provider} are generally interoperable
81 * with the {@link java.io.File java.io.File} class. Paths created by other
82 * providers are unlikely to be interoperable with the abstract path names
83 * represented by {@code java.io.File}. The {@link java.io.File#toPath toPath}
84 * method may be used to obtain a {@code Path} from the abstract path name
85 * represented by a {@code java.io.File} object. The resulting {@code Path} can
86 * be used to operate on the same file as the {@code java.io.File} object. In
87 * addition, the {@link #toFile toFile} method is useful to construct a {@code
88 * File} from the {@code String} representation of a {@code Path}.
89 *
90 * <h4>Concurrency</h4></a>
91 * <p> Implementations of this interface are immutable and safe for use by
92 * multiple concurrent threads.
93 *
94 * @since 1.7
95 * @see Paths
96 */
97
98public interface Path
99 extends Comparable<Path>, Iterable<Path>, Watchable
100{
101 /**
102 * Returns the file system that created this object.
103 *
104 * @return the file system that created this object
105 */
106 FileSystem getFileSystem();
107
108 /**
109 * Tells whether or not this path is absolute.
110 *
111 * <p> An absolute path is complete in that it doesn't need to be combined
112 * with other path information in order to locate a file.
113 *
114 * @return {@code true} if, and only if, this path is absolute
115 */
116 boolean isAbsolute();
117
118 /**
119 * Returns the root component of this path as a {@code Path} object,
120 * or {@code null} if this path does not have a root component.
121 *
122 * @return a path representing the root component of this path,
123 * or {@code null}
124 */
125 Path getRoot();
126
127 /**
128 * Returns the name of the file or directory denoted by this path as a
129 * {@code Path} object. The file name is the <em>farthest</em> element from
130 * the root in the directory hierarchy.
131 *
132 * @return a path representing the name of the file or directory, or
133 * {@code null} if this path has zero elements
134 */
135 Path getFileName();
136
137 /**
138 * Returns the <em>parent path</em>, or {@code null} if this path does not
139 * have a parent.
140 *
141 * <p> The parent of this path object consists of this path's root
142 * component, if any, and each element in the path except for the
143 * <em>farthest</em> from the root in the directory hierarchy. This method
144 * does not access the file system; the path or its parent may not exist.
145 * Furthermore, this method does not eliminate special names such as "."
146 * and ".." that may be used in some implementations. On UNIX for example,
147 * the parent of "{@code /a/b/c}" is "{@code /a/b}", and the parent of
148 * {@code "x/y/.}" is "{@code x/y}". This method may be used with the {@link
149 * #normalize normalize} method, to eliminate redundant names, for cases where
150 * <em>shell-like</em> navigation is required.
151 *
152 * <p> If this path has one or more elements, and no root component, then
153 * this method is equivalent to evaluating the expression:
154 * <blockquote><pre>
155 * subpath(0,&nbsp;getNameCount()-1);
156 * </pre></blockquote>
157 *
158 * @return a path representing the path's parent
159 */
160 Path getParent();
161
162 /**
163 * Returns the number of name elements in the path.
164 *
165 * @return the number of elements in the path, or {@code 0} if this path
166 * only represents a root component
167 */
168 int getNameCount();
169
170 /**
171 * Returns a name element of this path as a {@code Path} object.
172 *
173 * <p> The {@code index} parameter is the index of the name element to return.
174 * The element that is <em>closest</em> to the root in the directory hierarchy
175 * has index {@code 0}. The element that is <em>farthest</em> from the root
176 * has index {@link #getNameCount count}{@code -1}.
177 *
178 * @param index
179 * the index of the element
180 *
181 * @return the name element
182 *
183 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
184 * if {@code index} is negative, {@code index} is greater than or
185 * equal to the number of elements, or this path has zero name
186 * elements
187 */
188 Path getName(int index);
189
190 /**
191 * Returns a relative {@code Path} that is a subsequence of the name
192 * elements of this path.
193 *
194 * <p> The {@code beginIndex} and {@code endIndex} parameters specify the
195 * subsequence of name elements. The name that is <em>closest</em> to the root
196 * in the directory hierarchy has index {@code 0}. The name that is
197 * <em>farthest</em> from the root has index {@link #getNameCount
198 * count}{@code -1}. The returned {@code Path} object has the name elements
199 * that begin at {@code beginIndex} and extend to the element at index {@code
200 * endIndex-1}.
201 *
202 * @param beginIndex
203 * the index of the first element, inclusive
204 * @param endIndex
205 * the index of the last element, exclusive
206 *
207 * @return a new {@code Path} object that is a subsequence of the name
208 * elements in this {@code Path}
209 *
210 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
211 * if {@code beginIndex} is negative, or greater than or equal to
212 * the number of elements. If {@code endIndex} is less than or
213 * equal to {@code beginIndex}, or larger than the number of elements.
214 */
215 Path subpath(int beginIndex, int endIndex);
216
217 /**
218 * Tests if this path starts with the given path.
219 *
220 * <p> This path <em>starts</em> with the given path if this path's root
221 * component <em>starts</em> with the root component of the given path,
222 * and this path starts with the same name elements as the given path.
223 * If the given path has more name elements than this path then {@code false}
224 * is returned.
225 *
226 * <p> Whether or not the root component of this path starts with the root
227 * component of the given path is file system specific. If this path does
228 * not have a root component and the given path has a root component then
229 * this path does not start with the given path.
230 *
231 * <p> If the given path is associated with a different {@code FileSystem}
232 * to this path then {@code false} is returned.
233 *
234 * @param other
235 * the given path
236 *
237 * @return {@code true} if this path starts with the given path; otherwise
238 * {@code false}
239 */
240 boolean startsWith(Path other);
241
242 /**
243 * Tests if this path starts with a {@code Path}, constructed by converting
244 * the given path string, in exactly the manner specified by the {@link
245 * #startsWith(Path) startsWith(Path)} method. On UNIX for example, the path
246 * "{@code foo/bar}" starts with "{@code foo}" and "{@code foo/bar}". It
247 * does not start with "{@code f}" or "{@code fo}".
248 *
249 * @param other
250 * the given path string
251 *
252 * @return {@code true} if this path starts with the given path; otherwise
253 * {@code false}
254 *
255 * @throws InvalidPathException
256 * If the path string cannot be converted to a Path.
257 */
258 boolean startsWith(String other);
259
260 /**
261 * Tests if this path ends with the given path.
262 *
263 * <p> If the given path has <em>N</em> elements, and no root component,
264 * and this path has <em>N</em> or more elements, then this path ends with
265 * the given path if the last <em>N</em> elements of each path, starting at
266 * the element farthest from the root, are equal.
267 *
268 * <p> If the given path has a root component then this path ends with the
269 * given path if the root component of this path <em>ends with</em> the root
270 * component of the given path, and the corresponding elements of both paths
271 * are equal. Whether or not the root component of this path ends with the
272 * root component of the given path is file system specific. If this path
273 * does not have a root component and the given path has a root component
274 * then this path does not end with the given path.
275 *
276 * <p> If the given path is associated with a different {@code FileSystem}
277 * to this path then {@code false} is returned.
278 *
279 * @param other
280 * the given path
281 *
282 * @return {@code true} if this path ends with the given path; otherwise
283 * {@code false}
284 */
285 boolean endsWith(Path other);
286
287 /**
288 * Tests if this path ends with a {@code Path}, constructed by converting
289 * the given path string, in exactly the manner specified by the {@link
290 * #endsWith(Path) endsWith(Path)} method. On UNIX for example, the path
291 * "{@code foo/bar}" ends with "{@code foo/bar}" and "{@code bar}". It does
292 * not end with "{@code r}" or "{@code /bar}". Note that trailing separators
293 * are not taken into account, and so invoking this method on the {@code
294 * Path}"{@code foo/bar}" with the {@code String} "{@code bar/}" returns
295 * {@code true}.
296 *
297 * @param other
298 * the given path string
299 *
300 * @return {@code true} if this path starts with the given path; otherwise
301 * {@code false}
302 *
303 * @throws InvalidPathException
304 * If the path string cannot be converted to a Path.
305 */
306 boolean endsWith(String other);
307
308 /**
309 * Returns a path that is this path with redundant name elements eliminated.
310 *
311 * <p> The precise definition of this method is implementation dependent but
312 * in general it derives from this path, a path that does not contain
313 * <em>redundant</em> name elements. In many file systems, the "{@code .}"
314 * and "{@code ..}" are special names used to indicate the current directory
315 * and parent directory. In such file systems all occurrences of "{@code .}"
316 * are considered redundant. If a "{@code ..}" is preceded by a
317 * non-"{@code ..}" name then both names are considered redundant (the
318 * process to identify such names is repeated until is it no longer
319 * applicable).
320 *
321 * <p> This method does not access the file system; the path may not locate
322 * a file that exists. Eliminating "{@code ..}" and a preceding name from a
323 * path may result in the path that locates a different file than the original
324 * path. This can arise when the preceding name is a symbolic link.
325 *
326 * @return the resulting path or this path if it does not contain
327 * redundant name elements; an empty path is returned if this path
328 * does have a root component and all name elements are redundant
329 *
330 * @see #getParent
331 * @see #toRealPath
332 */
333 Path normalize();
334
335 // -- resolution and relativization --
336
337 /**
338 * Resolve the given path against this path.
339 *
340 * <p> If the {@code other} parameter is an {@link #isAbsolute() absolute}
341 * path then this method trivially returns {@code other}. If {@code other}
342 * is an <i>empty path</i> then this method trivially returns this path.
343 * Otherwise this method considers this path to be a directory and resolves
344 * the given path against this path. In the simplest case, the given path
345 * does not have a {@link #getRoot root} component, in which case this method
346 * <em>joins</em> the given path to this path and returns a resulting path
347 * that {@link #endsWith ends} with the given path. Where the given path has
348 * a root component then resolution is highly implementation dependent and
349 * therefore unspecified.
350 *
351 * @param other
352 * the path to resolve against this path
353 *
354 * @return the resulting path
355 *
356 * @see #relativize
357 */
358 Path resolve(Path other);
359
360 /**
361 * Converts a given path string to a {@code Path} and resolves it against
362 * this {@code Path} in exactly the manner specified by the {@link
363 * #resolve(Path) resolve} method. For example, suppose that the name
364 * separator is "{@code /}" and a path represents "{@code foo/bar}", then
365 * invoking this method with the path string "{@code gus}" will result in
366 * the {@code Path} "{@code foo/bar/gus}".
367 *
368 * @param other
369 * the path string to resolve against this path
370 *
371 * @return the resulting path
372 *
373 * @throws InvalidPathException
374 * if the path string cannot be converted to a Path.
375 *
376 * @see FileSystem#getPath
377 */
378 Path resolve(String other);
379
380 /**
381 * Resolves the given path against this path's {@link #getParent parent}
382 * path. This is useful where a file name needs to be <i>replaced</i> with
383 * another file name. For example, suppose that the name separator is
384 * "{@code /}" and a path represents "{@code dir1/dir2/foo}", then invoking
385 * this method with the {@code Path} "{@code bar}" will result in the {@code
386 * Path} "{@code dir1/dir2/bar}". If this path does not have a parent path,
387 * or {@code other} is {@link #isAbsolute() absolute}, then this method
388 * returns {@code other}. If {@code other} is an empty path then this method
389 * returns this path's parent, or where this path doesn't have a parent, the
390 * empty path.
391 *
392 * @param other
393 * the path to resolve against this path's parent
394 *
395 * @return the resulting path
396 *
397 * @see #resolve(Path)
398 */
399 Path resolveSibling(Path other);
400
401 /**
402 * Converts a given path string to a {@code Path} and resolves it against
403 * this path's {@link #getParent parent} path in exactly the manner
404 * specified by the {@link #resolveSibling(Path) resolveSibling} method.
405 *
406 * @param other
407 * the path string to resolve against this path's parent
408 *
409 * @return the resulting path
410 *
411 * @throws InvalidPathException
412 * if the path string cannot be converted to a Path.
413 *
414 * @see FileSystem#getPath
415 */
416 Path resolveSibling(String other);
417
418 /**
419 * Constructs a relative path between this path and a given path.
420 *
421 * <p> Relativization is the inverse of {@link #resolve(Path) resolution}.
422 * This method attempts to construct a {@link #isAbsolute relative} path
423 * that when {@link #resolve(Path) resolved} against this path, yields a
424 * path that locates the same file as the given path. For example, on UNIX,
425 * if this path is {@code "/a/b"} and the given path is {@code "/a/b/c/d"}
426 * then the resulting relative path would be {@code "c/d"}. Where this
427 * path and the given path do not have a {@link #getRoot root} component,
428 * then a relative path can be constructed. A relative path cannot be
429 * constructed if only one of the paths have a root component. Where both
430 * paths have a root component then it is implementation dependent if a
431 * relative path can be constructed. If this path and the given path are
432 * {@link #equals equal} then an <i>empty path</i> is returned.
433 *
434 * <p> For any two {@link #normalize normalized} paths <i>p</i> and
435 * <i>q</i>, where <i>q</i> does not have a root component,
436 * <blockquote>
437 * <i>p</i><tt>.relativize(</tt><i>p</i><tt>.resolve(</tt><i>q</i><tt>)).equals(</tt><i>q</i><tt>)</tt>
438 * </blockquote>
439 *
440 * <p> When symbolic links are supported, then whether the resulting path,
441 * when resolved against this path, yields a path that can be used to locate
442 * the {@link Files#isSameFile same} file as {@code other} is implementation
443 * dependent. For example, if this path is {@code "/a/b"} and the given
444 * path is {@code "/a/x"} then the resulting relative path may be {@code
445 * "../x"}. If {@code "b"} is a symbolic link then is implementation
446 * dependent if {@code "a/b/../x"} would locate the same file as {@code "/a/x"}.
447 *
448 * @param other
449 * the path to relativize against this path
450 *
451 * @return the resulting relative path, or an empty path if both paths are
452 * equal
453 *
454 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
455 * if {@code other} is not a {@code Path} that can be relativized
456 * against this path
457 */
458 Path relativize(Path other);
459
460 /**
461 * Returns a URI to represent this path.
462 *
463 * <p> This method constructs an absolute {@link URI} with a {@link
464 * URI#getScheme() scheme} equal to the URI scheme that identifies the
465 * provider. The exact form of the scheme specific part is highly provider
466 * dependent.
467 *
468 * <p> In the case of the default provider, the URI is hierarchical with
469 * a {@link URI#getPath() path} component that is absolute. The query and
470 * fragment components are undefined. Whether the authority component is
471 * defined or not is implementation dependent. There is no guarantee that
472 * the {@code URI} may be used to construct a {@link java.io.File java.io.File}.
473 * In particular, if this path represents a Universal Naming Convention (UNC)
474 * path, then the UNC server name may be encoded in the authority component
475 * of the resulting URI. In the case of the default provider, and the file
476 * exists, and it can be determined that the file is a directory, then the
477 * resulting {@code URI} will end with a slash.
478 *
479 * <p> The default provider provides a similar <em>round-trip</em> guarantee
480 * to the {@link java.io.File} class. For a given {@code Path} <i>p</i> it
481 * is guaranteed that
482 * <blockquote><tt>
483 * {@link Paths#get(URI) Paths.get}(</tt><i>p</i><tt>.toUri()).equals(</tt><i>p</i>
484 * <tt>.{@link #toAbsolutePath() toAbsolutePath}())</tt>
485 * </blockquote>
486 * so long as the original {@code Path}, the {@code URI}, and the new {@code
487 * Path} are all created in (possibly different invocations of) the same
488 * Java virtual machine. Whether other providers make any guarantees is
489 * provider specific and therefore unspecified.
490 *
491 * <p> When a file system is constructed to access the contents of a file
492 * as a file system then it is highly implementation specific if the returned
493 * URI represents the given path in the file system or it represents a
494 * <em>compound</em> URI that encodes the URI of the enclosing file system.
495 * A format for compound URIs is not defined in this release; such a scheme
496 * may be added in a future release.
497 *
498 * @return the URI representing this path
499 *
500 * @throws java.io.IOError
501 * if an I/O error occurs obtaining the absolute path, or where a
502 * file system is constructed to access the contents of a file as
503 * a file system, and the URI of the enclosing file system cannot be
504 * obtained
505 *
506 * @throws SecurityException
507 * In the case of the default provider, and a security manager
508 * is installed, the {@link #toAbsolutePath toAbsolutePath} method
509 * throws a security exception.
510 */
511 URI toUri();
512
513 /**
514 * Returns a {@code Path} object representing the absolute path of this
515 * path.
516 *
517 * <p> If this path is already {@link Path#isAbsolute absolute} then this
518 * method simply returns this path. Otherwise, this method resolves the path
519 * in an implementation dependent manner, typically by resolving the path
520 * against a file system default directory. Depending on the implementation,
521 * this method may throw an I/O error if the file system is not accessible.
522 *
523 * @return a {@code Path} object representing the absolute path
524 *
525 * @throws IOError
526 * if an I/O error occurs
527 * @throws SecurityException
528 * In the case of the default provider, a security manager
529 * is installed, and this path is not absolute, then the security
530 * manager's {@link SecurityManager#checkPropertyAccess(String)
531 * checkPropertyAccess} method is invoked to check access to the
532 * system property {@code user.dir}
533 */
534 Path toAbsolutePath();
535
536 /**
537 * Returns the <em>real</em> path of an existing file.
538 *
539 * <p> The precise definition of this method is implementation dependent but
540 * in general it derives from this path, an {@link #isAbsolute absolute}
541 * path that locates the {@link Files#isSameFile same} file as this path, but
542 * with name elements that represent the actual name of the directories
543 * and the file. For example, where filename comparisons on a file system
544 * are case insensitive then the name elements represent the names in their
545 * actual case. Additionally, the resulting path has redundant name
546 * elements removed.
547 *
548 * <p> If this path is relative then its absolute path is first obtained,
549 * as if by invoking the {@link #toAbsolutePath toAbsolutePath} method.
550 *
551 * <p> The {@code options} array may be used to indicate how symbolic links
552 * are handled. By default, symbolic links are resolved to their final
553 * target. If the option {@link LinkOption#NOFOLLOW_LINKS NOFOLLOW_LINKS} is
554 * present then this method does not resolve symbolic links.
555 *
556 * Some implementations allow special names such as "{@code ..}" to refer to
557 * the parent directory. When deriving the <em>real path</em>, and a
558 * "{@code ..}" (or equivalent) is preceded by a non-"{@code ..}" name then
559 * an implementation will typically cause both names to be removed. When
560 * not resolving symbolic links and the preceding name is a symbolic link
561 * then the names are only removed if it guaranteed that the resulting path
562 * will locate the same file as this path.
563 *
564 * @param options
565 * options indicating how symbolic links are handled
566 *
567 * @return an absolute path represent the <em>real</em> path of the file
568 * located by this object
569 *
570 * @throws IOException
571 * if the file does not exist or an I/O error occurs
572 * @throws SecurityException
573 * In the case of the default provider, and a security manager
574 * is installed, its {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead}
575 * method is invoked to check read access to the file, and where
576 * this path is not absolute, its {@link SecurityManager#checkPropertyAccess(String)
577 * checkPropertyAccess} method is invoked to check access to the
578 * system property {@code user.dir}
579 */
580 Path toRealPath(LinkOption... options) throws IOException;
581
582 /**
583 * Returns a {@link File} object representing this path. Where this {@code
584 * Path} is associated with the default provider, then this method is
585 * equivalent to returning a {@code File} object constructed with the
586 * {@code String} representation of this path.
587 *
588 * <p> If this path was created by invoking the {@code File} {@link
589 * File#toPath toPath} method then there is no guarantee that the {@code
590 * File} object returned by this method is {@link #equals equal} to the
591 * original {@code File}.
592 *
593 * @return a {@code File} object representing this path
594 *
595 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
596 * if this {@code Path} is not associated with the default provider
597 */
598 File toFile();
599
600 // -- watchable --
601
602 /**
603 * Registers the file located by this path with a watch service.
604 *
605 * <p> In this release, this path locates a directory that exists. The
606 * directory is registered with the watch service so that entries in the
607 * directory can be watched. The {@code events} parameter is the events to
608 * register and may contain the following events:
609 * <ul>
610 * <li>{@link StandardWatchEventKinds#ENTRY_CREATE ENTRY_CREATE} -
611 * entry created or moved into the directory</li>
612 * <li>{@link StandardWatchEventKinds#ENTRY_DELETE ENTRY_DELETE} -
613 * entry deleted or moved out of the directory</li>
614 * <li>{@link StandardWatchEventKinds#ENTRY_MODIFY ENTRY_MODIFY} -
615 * entry in directory was modified</li>
616 * </ul>
617 *
618 * <p> The {@link WatchEvent#context context} for these events is the
619 * relative path between the directory located by this path, and the path
620 * that locates the directory entry that is created, deleted, or modified.
621 *
622 * <p> The set of events may include additional implementation specific
623 * event that are not defined by the enum {@link StandardWatchEventKinds}
624 *
625 * <p> The {@code modifiers} parameter specifies <em>modifiers</em> that
626 * qualify how the directory is registered. This release does not define any
627 * <em>standard</em> modifiers. It may contain implementation specific
628 * modifiers.
629 *
630 * <p> Where a file is registered with a watch service by means of a symbolic
631 * link then it is implementation specific if the watch continues to depend
632 * on the existence of the symbolic link after it is registered.
633 *
634 * @param watcher
635 * the watch service to which this object is to be registered
636 * @param events
637 * the events for which this object should be registered
638 * @param modifiers
639 * the modifiers, if any, that modify how the object is registered
640 *
641 * @return a key representing the registration of this object with the
642 * given watch service
643 *
644 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
645 * if unsupported events or modifiers are specified
646 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
647 * if an invalid combination of events or modifiers is specified
648 * @throws ClosedWatchServiceException
649 * if the watch service is closed
650 * @throws NotDirectoryException
651 * if the file is registered to watch the entries in a directory
652 * and the file is not a directory <i>(optional specific exception)</i>
653 * @throws IOException
654 * if an I/O error occurs
655 * @throws SecurityException
656 * In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
657 * installed, the {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead}
658 * method is invoked to check read access to the file.
659 */
660 @Override
661 WatchKey register(WatchService watcher,
662 WatchEvent.Kind<?>[] events,
663 WatchEvent.Modifier... modifiers)
664 throws IOException;
665
666 /**
667 * Registers the file located by this path with a watch service.
668 *
669 * <p> An invocation of this method behaves in exactly the same way as the
670 * invocation
671 * <pre>
672 * watchable.{@link #register(WatchService,WatchEvent.Kind[],WatchEvent.Modifier[]) register}(watcher, events, new WatchEvent.Modifier[0]);
673 * </pre>
674 *
675 * <p> <b>Usage Example:</b>
676 * Suppose we wish to register a directory for entry create, delete, and modify
677 * events:
678 * <pre>
679 * Path dir = ...
680 * WatchService watcher = ...
681 *
682 * WatchKey key = dir.register(watcher, ENTRY_CREATE, ENTRY_DELETE, ENTRY_MODIFY);
683 * </pre>
684 * @param watcher
685 * The watch service to which this object is to be registered
686 * @param events
687 * The events for which this object should be registered
688 *
689 * @return A key representing the registration of this object with the
690 * given watch service
691 *
692 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
693 * If unsupported events are specified
694 * @throws IllegalArgumentException
695 * If an invalid combination of events is specified
696 * @throws ClosedWatchServiceException
697 * If the watch service is closed
698 * @throws NotDirectoryException
699 * If the file is registered to watch the entries in a directory
700 * and the file is not a directory <i>(optional specific exception)</i>
701 * @throws IOException
702 * If an I/O error occurs
703 * @throws SecurityException
704 * In the case of the default provider, and a security manager is
705 * installed, the {@link SecurityManager#checkRead(String) checkRead}
706 * method is invoked to check read access to the file.
707 */
708 @Override
709 WatchKey register(WatchService watcher,
710 WatchEvent.Kind<?>... events)
711 throws IOException;
712
713 // -- Iterable --
714
715 /**
716 * Returns an iterator over the name elements of this path.
717 *
718 * <p> The first element returned by the iterator represents the name
719 * element that is closest to the root in the directory hierarchy, the
720 * second element is the next closest, and so on. The last element returned
721 * is the name of the file or directory denoted by this path. The {@link
722 * #getRoot root} component, if present, is not returned by the iterator.
723 *
724 * @return an iterator over the name elements of this path.
725 */
726 @Override
727 Iterator<Path> iterator();
728
729 // -- compareTo/equals/hashCode --
730
731 /**
732 * Compares two abstract paths lexicographically. The ordering defined by
733 * this method is provider specific, and in the case of the default
734 * provider, platform specific. This method does not access the file system
735 * and neither file is required to exist.
736 *
737 * <p> This method may not be used to compare paths that are associated
738 * with different file system providers.
739 *
740 * @param other the path compared to this path.
741 *
742 * @return zero if the argument is {@link #equals equal} to this path, a
743 * value less than zero if this path is lexicographically less than
744 * the argument, or a value greater than zero if this path is
745 * lexicographically greater than the argument
746 *
747 * @throws ClassCastException
748 * if the paths are associated with different providers
749 */
750 @Override
751 int compareTo(Path other);
752
753 /**
754 * Tests this path for equality with the given object.
755 *
756 * <p> If the given object is not a Path, or is a Path associated with a
757 * different {@code FileSystem}, then this method returns {@code false}.
758 *
759 * <p> Whether or not two path are equal depends on the file system
760 * implementation. In some cases the paths are compared without regard
761 * to case, and others are case sensitive. This method does not access the
762 * file system and the file is not required to exist. Where required, the
763 * {@link Files#isSameFile isSameFile} method may be used to check if two
764 * paths locate the same file.
765 *
766 * <p> This method satisfies the general contract of the {@link
767 * java.lang.Object#equals(Object) Object.equals} method. </p>
768 *
769 * @param other
770 * the object to which this object is to be compared
771 *
772 * @return {@code true} if, and only if, the given object is a {@code Path}
773 * that is identical to this {@code Path}
774 */
775 boolean equals(Object other);
776
777 /**
778 * Computes a hash code for this path.
779 *
780 * <p> The hash code is based upon the components of the path, and
781 * satisfies the general contract of the {@link Object#hashCode
782 * Object.hashCode} method.
783 *
784 * @return the hash-code value for this path
785 */
786 int hashCode();
787
788 /**
789 * Returns the string representation of this path.
790 *
791 * <p> If this path was created by converting a path string using the
792 * {@link FileSystem#getPath getPath} method then the path string returned
793 * by this method may differ from the original String used to create the path.
794 *
795 * <p> The returned path string uses the default name {@link
796 * FileSystem#getSeparator separator} to separate names in the path.
797 *
798 * @return the string representation of this path
799 */
800 String toString();
801}