# Enum Class AclEntryPermission

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<AclEntryPermission>
java.nio.file.attribute.AclEntryPermission

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, Comparable<AclEntryPermission>, Constable`

public enum AclEntryPermission extends Enum<AclEntryPermission>
Defines the permissions for use with the permissions component of an ACL `entry`.

Since:
  1.7

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in class Enum

  `Enum.EnumDesc<E>`
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `static final class`
  `Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>`
  A nominal descriptor for an `enum` constant.

- ## Enum Constant Summary

  Enum Constants
  Enum Constant
  Description
  `APPEND_DATA`
  Permission to append data to a file.
  `DELETE`
  Permission to delete the file.
  `DELETE_CHILD`
  Permission to delete a file or directory within a directory.
  `EXECUTE`
  Permission to execute a file.
  `READ_ACL`
  Permission to read the ACL attribute.
  `READ_ATTRIBUTES`
  The ability to read (non-acl) file attributes.
  `READ_DATA`
  Permission to read the data of the file.
  `READ_NAMED_ATTRS`
  Permission to read the named attributes of a file.
  `SYNCHRONIZE`
  Permission to access file locally at the server with synchronous reads and writes.
  `WRITE_ACL`
  Permission to write the ACL attribute.
  `WRITE_ATTRIBUTES`
  The ability to write (non-acl) file attributes.
  `WRITE_DATA`
  Permission to modify the file's data.
  `WRITE_NAMED_ATTRS`
  Permission to write the named attributes of a file.
  `WRITE_OWNER`
  Permission to change the owner.

- ## Field Summary

  Fields
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `static final AclEntryPermission`
  `ADD_FILE`
  Permission to add a new file to a directory (equal to `WRITE_DATA`)
  `static final AclEntryPermission`
  `ADD_SUBDIRECTORY`
  Permission to create a subdirectory to a directory (equal to `APPEND_DATA`)
  `static final AclEntryPermission`
  `LIST_DIRECTORY`
  Permission to list the entries of a directory (equal to `READ_DATA`)

- ## Method Summary

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

  ### Methods declared in class Enum

  `clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected final Object`
  `clone()`
  Throws CloneNotSupportedException.
  `final int`
  `compareTo(AclEntryPermission o)`
  Compares this enum with the specified object for order.
  `final Optional<Enum.EnumDesc<AclEntryPermission>>`
  `describeConstable()`
  Returns an enum descriptor `EnumDesc` for this instance, if one can be constructed, or an empty `Optional` if one cannot be.
  `final boolean`
  `equals(Object other)`
  Returns true if the specified object is equal to this enum constant.
  `protected final void`
  `finalize()`
  Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
  Finalization has been deprecated for removal.
  `final Class<AclEntryPermission>`
  `getDeclaringClass()`
  Returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant's enum type.
  `final int`
  `hashCode()`
  Returns a hash code for this enum constant.
  `final String`
  `name()`
  Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.
  `final int`
  `ordinal()`
  Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the declaration.
  `static <T extends Enum<T>>
  T`
  `valueOf(Class<T> enumClass, String name)`
  Returns the enum constant of the specified enum class with the specified name.

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `final Class<?>`
  `getClass()`
  Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
  `final void`
  `notify()`
  Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
  `final void`
  `notifyAll()`
  Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
  `final void`
  `wait()`
  Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
  `final void`
  `wait(long timeoutMillis)`
  Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
  `final void`
  `wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`
  Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

- ## Enum Constant Details

  - ### READ_DATA

    public static final AclEntryPermission READ_DATA
    Permission to read the data of the file.

  - ### WRITE_DATA

    public static final AclEntryPermission WRITE_DATA
    Permission to modify the file's data.

  - ### APPEND_DATA

    public static final AclEntryPermission APPEND_DATA
    Permission to append data to a file.

  - ### READ_NAMED_ATTRS

    public static final AclEntryPermission READ_NAMED_ATTRS
    Permission to read the named attributes of a file.

    RFC 3530: Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol defines named attributes as opaque files associated with a file in the file system.

    External Specifications
      - RFC 3530: Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol

  - ### WRITE_NAMED_ATTRS

    public static final AclEntryPermission WRITE_NAMED_ATTRS
    Permission to write the named attributes of a file.

    RFC 3530: Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol defines named attributes as opaque files associated with a file in the file system.

    External Specifications
      - RFC 3530: Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol

  - ### EXECUTE

    public static final AclEntryPermission EXECUTE
    Permission to execute a file.

  - ### DELETE_CHILD

    public static final AclEntryPermission DELETE_CHILD
    Permission to delete a file or directory within a directory.

  - ### READ_ATTRIBUTES

    public static final AclEntryPermission READ_ATTRIBUTES
    The ability to read (non-acl) file attributes.

  - ### WRITE_ATTRIBUTES

    public static final AclEntryPermission WRITE_ATTRIBUTES
    The ability to write (non-acl) file attributes.

  - ### DELETE

    public static final AclEntryPermission DELETE
    Permission to delete the file.

  - ### READ_ACL

    public static final AclEntryPermission READ_ACL
    Permission to read the ACL attribute.

  - ### WRITE_ACL

    public static final AclEntryPermission WRITE_ACL
    Permission to write the ACL attribute.

  - ### WRITE_OWNER

    public static final AclEntryPermission WRITE_OWNER
    Permission to change the owner.

  - ### SYNCHRONIZE

    public static final AclEntryPermission SYNCHRONIZE
    Permission to access file locally at the server with synchronous reads and writes.

- ## Field Details

  - ### LIST_DIRECTORY

    public static final AclEntryPermission LIST_DIRECTORY
    Permission to list the entries of a directory (equal to `READ_DATA`)

  - ### ADD_FILE

    public static final AclEntryPermission ADD_FILE
    Permission to add a new file to a directory (equal to `WRITE_DATA`)

  - ### ADD_SUBDIRECTORY

    public static final AclEntryPermission ADD_SUBDIRECTORY
    Permission to create a subdirectory to a directory (equal to `APPEND_DATA`)

- ## Method Details

  - ### values

    public static AclEntryPermission[] 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 AclEntryPermission 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