# Uses of Interface
java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttributeView

Packages that use FileAttributeView
Package | Description
--- | ---
java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.attribute | Interfaces and classes providing access to file and file system attributes.
java.nio.file.spi | Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.file` package.

## Uses of FileAttributeView in java.nio.file

Methods in java.nio.file with type parameters of type FileAttributeView
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
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`static <V extends FileAttributeView> V` | Files.`getFileAttributeView​(Path path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)` | Returns a file attribute view of a given type.
`<V extends FileAttributeView> V` | SecureDirectoryStream.`getFileAttributeView​(Class<V> type)` | Returns a new file attribute view to access the file attributes of this directory.
`<V extends FileAttributeView> V` | SecureDirectoryStream.`getFileAttributeView​(T path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)` | Returns a new file attribute view to access the file attributes of a file in this directory.

Method parameters in java.nio.file with type arguments of type FileAttributeView
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`abstract boolean` | FileStore.`supportsFileAttributeView​(Class<? extends FileAttributeView> type)` | Tells whether or not this file store supports the file attributes identified by the given file attribute view.

## Uses of FileAttributeView in java.nio.file.attribute

Subinterfaces of FileAttributeView in java.nio.file.attribute
Modifier and Type | Interface | Description
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`interface` | `AclFileAttributeView` | A file attribute view that supports reading or updating a file's Access Control Lists (ACL) or file owner attributes.
`interface` | `BasicFileAttributeView` | A file attribute view that provides a view of a basic set of file attributes common to many file systems.
`interface` | `DosFileAttributeView` | A file attribute view that provides a view of the legacy "DOS" file attributes.
`interface` | `FileOwnerAttributeView` | A file attribute view that supports reading or updating the owner of a file.
`interface` | `PosixFileAttributeView` | A file attribute view that provides a view of the file attributes commonly associated with files on file systems used by operating systems that implement the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) family of standards.
`interface` | `UserDefinedFileAttributeView` | A file attribute view that provides a view of a file's user-defined attributes, sometimes known as extended attributes.

## Uses of FileAttributeView in java.nio.file.spi

Methods in java.nio.file.spi with type parameters of type FileAttributeView
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
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`abstract <V extends FileAttributeView> V` | FileSystemProvider.`getFileAttributeView​(Path path, Class<V> type, LinkOption... options)` | Returns a file attribute view of a given type.