# Uses of Interface
java.nio.file.OpenOption

Packages that use OpenOption
Package | Description
--- | ---
java.net.http | HTTP Client and WebSocket APIs
java.nio.channels | Defines channels, which represent connections to entities that are capable of performing I/O operations, such as files and sockets; defines selectors, for multiplexed, non-blocking I/O operations.
java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
java.nio.file.spi | Service-provider classes for the `java.nio.file` package.

## Uses of OpenOption in java.net.http

Methods in java.net.http with parameters of type OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static HttpResponse.BodyHandler<Path>` | HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.`ofFile​(Path file, OpenOption... openOptions)` | Returns a `BodyHandler<Path>` that returns a `BodySubscriber``<Path>` obtained from `BodySubscribers.ofFile(Path,OpenOption...)`.
`static HttpResponse.BodySubscriber<Path>` | HttpResponse.BodySubscribers.`ofFile​(Path file, OpenOption... openOptions)` | Returns a `BodySubscriber` which stores the response body in a file opened with the given options and name.
`static HttpResponse.BodyHandler<Path>` | HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.`ofFileDownload​(Path directory, OpenOption... openOptions)` | Returns a `BodyHandler<Path>` that returns a `BodySubscriber`<`Path`> where the download directory is specified, but the filename is obtained from the `Content-Disposition` response header.

## Uses of OpenOption in java.nio.channels

Methods in java.nio.channels with parameters of type OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static AsynchronousFileChannel` | AsynchronousFileChannel.`open​(Path file, OpenOption... options)` | Opens or creates a file for reading and/or writing, returning an asynchronous file channel to access the file.
`static FileChannel` | FileChannel.`open​(Path path, OpenOption... options)` | Opens or creates a file, returning a file channel to access the file.

Method parameters in java.nio.channels with type arguments of type OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static AsynchronousFileChannel` | AsynchronousFileChannel.`open​(Path file, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, ExecutorService executor, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` | Opens or creates a file for reading and/or writing, returning an asynchronous file channel to access the file.
`static FileChannel` | FileChannel.`open​(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` | Opens or creates a file, returning a file channel to access the file.

## Uses of OpenOption in java.nio.file

Classes in java.nio.file that implement OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Class | Description
--- | --- | ---
`class` | `LinkOption` | Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.
`class` | `StandardOpenOption` | Defines the standard open options.

Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static BufferedWriter` | Files.`newBufferedWriter​(Path path, Charset cs, OpenOption... options)` | Opens or creates a file for writing, returning a `BufferedWriter` that may be used to write text to the file in an efficient manner.
`static BufferedWriter` | Files.`newBufferedWriter​(Path path, OpenOption... options)` | Opens or creates a file for writing, returning a `BufferedWriter` to write text to the file in an efficient manner.
`static SeekableByteChannel` | Files.`newByteChannel​(Path path, OpenOption... options)` | Opens or creates a file, returning a seekable byte channel to access the file.
`static InputStream` | Files.`newInputStream​(Path path, OpenOption... options)` | Opens a file, returning an input stream to read from the file.
`static OutputStream` | Files.`newOutputStream​(Path path, OpenOption... options)` | Opens or creates a file, returning an output stream that may be used to write bytes to the file.
`static Path` | Files.`write​(Path path, byte[] bytes, OpenOption... options)` | Writes bytes to a file.
`static Path` | Files.`write​(Path path, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> lines, Charset cs, OpenOption... options)` | Write lines of text to a file.
`static Path` | Files.`write​(Path path, Iterable<? extends CharSequence> lines, OpenOption... options)` | Write lines of text to a file.
`static Path` | Files.`writeString​(Path path, CharSequence csq, Charset cs, OpenOption... options)` | Write a CharSequence to a file.
`static Path` | Files.`writeString​(Path path, CharSequence csq, OpenOption... options)` | Write a CharSequence to a file.

Method parameters in java.nio.file with type arguments of type OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static SeekableByteChannel` | Files.`newByteChannel​(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` | Opens or creates a file, returning a seekable byte channel to access the file.
`SeekableByteChannel` | SecureDirectoryStream.`newByteChannel​(T path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` | Opens or creates a file in this directory, returning a seekable byte channel to access the file.

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

Methods in java.nio.file.spi with parameters of type OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`InputStream` | FileSystemProvider.`newInputStream​(Path path, OpenOption... options)` | Opens a file, returning an input stream to read from the file.
`OutputStream` | FileSystemProvider.`newOutputStream​(Path path, OpenOption... options)` | Opens or creates a file, returning an output stream that may be used to write bytes to the file.

Method parameters in java.nio.file.spi with type arguments of type OpenOption
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`AsynchronousFileChannel` | FileSystemProvider.`newAsynchronousFileChannel​(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, ExecutorService executor, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` | Opens or creates a file for reading and/or writing, returning an asynchronous file channel to access the file.
`abstract SeekableByteChannel` | FileSystemProvider.`newByteChannel​(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` | Opens or creates a file, returning a seekable byte channel to access the file.
`FileChannel` | FileSystemProvider.`newFileChannel​(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options, FileAttribute<?>... attrs)` | Opens or creates a file for reading and/or writing, returning a file channel to access the file.