Uses of Package java.nio.file.attribute (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

# Uses of Package
java.nio.file.attribute

- Packages that use java.nio.file.attribute
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  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.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.
  java.util.zip | Provides classes for reading and writing the standard ZIP and GZIP file formats.

- Classes in java.nio.file.attribute used by java.nio.channels
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  FileAttribute | An object that encapsulates the value of a file attribute that can be set atomically when creating a new file or directory by invoking the `createFile` or `createDirectory` methods.

- Classes in java.nio.file.attribute used by java.nio.file
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  BasicFileAttributes | Basic attributes associated with a file in a file system.
  FileAttribute | An object that encapsulates the value of a file attribute that can be set atomically when creating a new file or directory by invoking the `createFile` or `createDirectory` methods.
  FileAttributeView | An attribute view that is a read-only or updatable view of non-opaque values associated with a file in a filesystem.
  FileStoreAttributeView | An attribute view that is a read-only or updatable view of the attributes of a `FileStore`.
  FileTime | Represents the value of a file's time stamp attribute.
  PosixFilePermission | Defines the bits for use with the `permissions` attribute.
  UserPrincipal | A `Principal` representing an identity used to determine access rights to objects in a file system.
  UserPrincipalLookupService | An object to lookup user and group principals by name.

- Classes in java.nio.file.attribute used by java.nio.file.attribute
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  AclEntry | An entry in an access control list (ACL).
  AclEntry.Builder | A builder of `AclEntry` objects.
  AclEntryFlag | Defines the flags for used by the flags component of an ACL `entry`.
  AclEntryPermission | Defines the permissions for use with the permissions component of an ACL `entry`.
  AclEntryType | A typesafe enumeration of the access control entry types.
  AttributeView | An object that provides a read-only or updatable view of non-opaque values associated with an object in a filesystem.
  BasicFileAttributes | Basic attributes associated with a file in a file system.
  BasicFileAttributeView | A file attribute view that provides a view of a basic set of file attributes common to many file systems.
  DosFileAttributes | File attributes associated with a file in a file system that supports legacy "DOS" attributes.
  FileAttribute | An object that encapsulates the value of a file attribute that can be set atomically when creating a new file or directory by invoking the `createFile` or `createDirectory` methods.
  FileAttributeView | An attribute view that is a read-only or updatable view of non-opaque values associated with a file in a filesystem.
  FileOwnerAttributeView | A file attribute view that supports reading or updating the owner of a file.
  FileTime | Represents the value of a file's time stamp attribute.
  GroupPrincipal | A `UserPrincipal` representing a group identity, used to determine access rights to objects in a file system.
  PosixFileAttributes | File attributes associated with files on file systems used by operating systems that implement the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) family of standards.
  PosixFilePermission | Defines the bits for use with the `permissions` attribute.
  UserPrincipal | A `Principal` representing an identity used to determine access rights to objects in a file system.

- Classes in java.nio.file.attribute used by java.nio.file.spi
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  BasicFileAttributes | Basic attributes associated with a file in a file system.
  FileAttribute | An object that encapsulates the value of a file attribute that can be set atomically when creating a new file or directory by invoking the `createFile` or `createDirectory` methods.
  FileAttributeView | An attribute view that is a read-only or updatable view of non-opaque values associated with a file in a filesystem.

- Classes in java.nio.file.attribute used by java.util.zip
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  FileTime | Represents the value of a file's time stamp attribute.