Uses of Interface java.nio.file.attribute.UserPrincipal (Java SE 14 & JDK 14)
Description: use: module: java.base, package: java.nio.file.attribute, interface: UserPrincipal

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

Packages that use UserPrincipal
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.

- ## Uses of UserPrincipal in java.nio.file

  Methods in java.nio.file that return UserPrincipal
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `static UserPrincipal` | Files.`getOwner​(Path path, LinkOption... options)` | Returns the owner of a file.

  Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type UserPrincipal
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `static Path` | Files.`setOwner​(Path path, UserPrincipal owner)` | Updates the file owner.

- ## Uses of UserPrincipal in java.nio.file.attribute

  Subinterfaces of UserPrincipal in java.nio.file.attribute
  Modifier and Type | Interface | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `interface` | `GroupPrincipal` | A `UserPrincipal` representing a group identity, used to determine access rights to objects in a file system.

  Methods in java.nio.file.attribute that return UserPrincipal
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `UserPrincipal` | FileOwnerAttributeView.`getOwner()` | Read the file owner.
  `abstract UserPrincipal` | UserPrincipalLookupService.`lookupPrincipalByName​(String name)` | Lookup a user principal by name.
  `UserPrincipal` | PosixFileAttributes.`owner()` | Returns the owner of the file.
  `UserPrincipal` | AclEntry.`principal()` | Returns the principal component.

  Methods in java.nio.file.attribute with parameters of type UserPrincipal
  Modifier and Type | Method | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `void` | FileOwnerAttributeView.`setOwner​(UserPrincipal owner)` | Updates the file owner.
  `AclEntry.Builder` | AclEntry.Builder.`setPrincipal​(UserPrincipal who)` | Sets the principal component of this builder.