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Usage Examples:
* Suppose we want to delete a file tree. In that case, each directory should
* be deleted after the entries in the directory are deleted.
* {@snippet lang=java :
* Path start = ...
* Files.walkFileTree(start, new SimpleFileVisitor Furthermore, suppose we want to copy a file tree to a target location.
* In that case, symbolic links should be followed and the target directory
* should be created before the entries in the directory are copied.
* {@snippet lang=java :
* final Path source = ...
* final Path target = ...
*
* Files.walkFileTree(source, EnumSet.of(FileVisitOption.FOLLOW_LINKS), Integer.MAX_VALUE,
* new SimpleFileVisitor If this method returns {@link FileVisitResult#CONTINUE CONTINUE},
* then entries in the directory are visited. If this method returns {@link
* FileVisitResult#SKIP_SUBTREE SKIP_SUBTREE} or {@link
* FileVisitResult#SKIP_SIBLINGS SKIP_SIBLINGS} then entries in the
* directory (and any descendants) will not be visited.
*
* @param dir
* a reference to the directory
* @param attrs
* the directory's basic attributes
*
* @return the visit result
*
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs
*/
FileVisitResult preVisitDirectory(T dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs)
throws IOException;
/**
* Invoked for a file in a directory.
*
* @param file
* a reference to the file
* @param attrs
* the file's basic attributes
*
* @return the visit result
*
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs
*/
FileVisitResult visitFile(T file, BasicFileAttributes attrs)
throws IOException;
/**
* Invoked for a file that could not be visited. This method is invoked
* if the file's attributes could not be read, the file is a directory
* that could not be opened, and other reasons.
*
* @param file
* a reference to the file
* @param exc
* the I/O exception that prevented the file from being visited
*
* @return the visit result
*
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs
*/
FileVisitResult visitFileFailed(T file, IOException exc)
throws IOException;
/**
* Invoked for a directory after entries in the directory, and all of their
* descendants, have been visited. This method is also invoked when iteration
* of the directory completes prematurely (by a {@link #visitFile visitFile}
* method returning {@link FileVisitResult#SKIP_SIBLINGS SKIP_SIBLINGS},
* or an I/O error when iterating over the directory).
*
* @param dir
* a reference to the directory
* @param exc
* {@code null} if the iteration of the directory completes without
* an error; otherwise the I/O exception that caused the iteration
* of the directory to complete prematurely
*
* @return the visit result
*
* @throws IOException
* if an I/O error occurs
*/
FileVisitResult postVisitDirectory(T dir, IOException exc)
throws IOException;
}