Module java.base
Package java.nio.file

# Enum Class StandardOpenOption

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<StandardOpenOption>
java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable`, `Comparable<StandardOpenOption>`, `Constable`, `OpenOption`

public enum StandardOpenOption extends Enum<StandardOpenOption> implements OpenOption
Defines the standard open options.

Since:
  1.7

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ## Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

  `Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>`

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `APPEND`
  If the file is opened for `WRITE` access then bytes will be written to the end of the file rather than the beginning.
  `CREATE`
  Create a new file if it does not exist.
  `CREATE_NEW`
  Create a new file, failing if the file already exists.
  `DELETE_ON_CLOSE`
  Delete on close.
  `DSYNC`
  Requires that every update to the file's content be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
  `READ`
  Open for read access.
  `SPARSE`
  Sparse file.
  `SYNC`
  Requires that every update to the file's content or metadata be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
  `TRUNCATE_EXISTING`
  If the file already exists and it is opened for `WRITE` access, then its length is truncated to 0.
  `WRITE`
  Open for write access.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static StandardOpenOption`
  `valueOf(String name)`
  Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
  `static StandardOpenOption[]`
  `values()`
  Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

  `clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`

  ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

  `getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### READ

    public static final StandardOpenOption READ
    Open for read access.

  - ### WRITE

    public static final StandardOpenOption WRITE
    Open for write access.

  - ### APPEND

    public static final StandardOpenOption APPEND
    If the file is opened for `WRITE` access then bytes will be written to the end of the file rather than the beginning.

    If the file is opened for write access by other programs, then it is file system specific if writing to the end of the file is atomic.

  - ### TRUNCATE_EXISTING

    public static final StandardOpenOption TRUNCATE_EXISTING
    If the file already exists and it is opened for `WRITE` access, then its length is truncated to 0. This option is ignored if the file is opened only for `READ` access.

  - ### CREATE

    public static final StandardOpenOption CREATE
    Create a new file if it does not exist. This option is ignored if the `CREATE_NEW` option is also set. The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system operations.

  - ### CREATE_NEW

    public static final StandardOpenOption CREATE_NEW
    Create a new file, failing if the file already exists. The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system operations.

  - ### DELETE_ON_CLOSE

    public static final StandardOpenOption DELETE_ON_CLOSE
    Delete on close. When this option is present then the implementation makes a best effort attempt to delete the file when closed by the appropriate `close` method. If the `close` method is not invoked then a best effort attempt is made to delete the file when the Java virtual machine terminates (either normally, as defined by the Java Language Specification, or where possible, abnormally). This option is primarily intended for use with work files that are used solely by a single instance of the Java virtual machine. This option is not recommended for use when opening files that are open concurrently by other entities. Many of the details as to when and how the file is deleted are implementation specific and therefore not specified. In particular, an implementation may be unable to guarantee that it deletes the expected file when replaced by an attacker while the file is open. Consequently, security sensitive applications should take care when using this option.

    For security reasons, this option may imply the `LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS` option. In other words, if the option is present when opening an existing file that is a symbolic link then it may fail (by throwing `IOException`).

  - ### SPARSE

    public static final StandardOpenOption SPARSE
    Sparse file. When used with the `CREATE_NEW` option then this option provides a hint that the new file will be sparse. The option is ignored when the file system does not support the creation of sparse files.

  - ### SYNC

    public static final StandardOpenOption SYNC
    Requires that every update to the file's content or metadata be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
    See Also:
      - Synchronized I/O file integrity

  - ### DSYNC

    public static final StandardOpenOption DSYNC
    Requires that every update to the file's content be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
    See Also:
      - Synchronized I/O file integrity

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static StandardOpenOption[] 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 StandardOpenOption 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