SimpleFileVisitor Class
Package: java.nio.file
The SimpleFileVisitor
class is a default implementation of the FileVisitor
interface. This interface is used along with the walkFileTree
method of the Files
class to process all of the files in a given directory tree, including files in subdirectories. For more information, see FileVisitor Interface and Files Class.
Methods
Method |
Description |
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Called once for every directory in the file tree. This method is called after all the files in the directory are visited. |
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Called once for every directory in the file tree. This method is called before any of the files in the directory are visited. |
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Called once for every file in the file tree. |
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Called if the file couldn’t be accessed. |
The following is an overview of what you must do to use the SimpleFileVisitor
class to walk the contents of a directory tree:
1. Create a file visitor class that extends SimpleFileVisitor
.
The SimpleFileVisitor
class implements the four required methods of the FileVisitor
class, providing default implementations for each method.
2. In your file visitor class, override one or more SimpleFileVisitor
methods.
These methods are where you write the code that you want to execute for every file visited when the directory ...
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