Uses of Class java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider

- Packages that use FileSystemProvider
  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.spi | Service-provider classes for the ``java.nio.file`` package.

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

    Methods in java.nio.file that return FileSystemProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract FileSystemProvider` | FileSystem.`provider()` Returns the provider that created this file system.

  - ### Uses of FileSystemProvider in java.nio.file.spi

    Methods in java.nio.file.spi that return types with arguments of type FileSystemProvider
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static List<FileSystemProvider>` | FileSystemProvider.`installedProviders()` Returns a list of the installed file system providers.

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