LinkOption

public final enum LinkOption
extends Enum<LinkOption> implements OpenOption, CopyOption

java.lang.Object
↳	java.lang.Enum<java.nio.file.LinkOption>
	↳	java.nio.file.LinkOption

Defines the options as to how symbolic links are handled.

Summary

Enum values
`LinkOption`	`NOFOLLOW_LINKS` Do not follow symbolic links.

Public methods
`static LinkOption`	`valueOf(String name)`
`static final LinkOption[]`	`values()`

From class


        
          java.lang.Enum

`final Object`	`clone()` Throws CloneNotSupportedException.
`final int`	`compareTo(LinkOption o)` Compares this enum with the specified object for order.
`final boolean`	`equals(Object other)` Returns true if the specified object is equal to this enum constant.
`final void`	`finalize()` enum classes cannot have finalize methods.
`final Class<LinkOption>`	`getDeclaringClass()` Returns the Class object corresponding to this enum constant's enum type.
`final int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code for this enum constant.
`final String`	`name()` Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.
`final int`	`ordinal()` Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).
`String`	`toString()` Returns the name of this enum constant, as contained in the declaration.
`static <T extends Enum<T>> T`	`valueOf(Class<T> enumType, String name)` Returns the enum constant of the specified enum type with the specified name.

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeout, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeout)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

From interface


        
          java.lang.Comparable


      compareTo(LinkOption o)

Compares this object with the specified object for order.

Added in API level 26

public static final LinkOption NOFOLLOW_LINKS

Do not follow symbolic links.

See also:

public static LinkOption valueOf (String name)

Parameters
`name`	`String`

Returns
`LinkOption`

public static final LinkOption[] values ()

Returns
`LinkOption[]`