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

## Uses of Class
java.nio.file.FileVisitResult

- Packages that use FileVisitResult
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.

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

    Methods in java.nio.file that return FileVisitResult
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `FileVisitResult` | FileVisitor.`postVisitDirectory(T dir, IOException exc)` Invoked for a directory after entries in the directory, and all of their descendants, have been visited.
    `FileVisitResult` | SimpleFileVisitor.`postVisitDirectory(T dir, IOException exc)` Invoked for a directory after entries in the directory, and all of their descendants, have been visited.
    `FileVisitResult` | FileVisitor.`preVisitDirectory(T dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a directory before entries in the directory are visited.
    `FileVisitResult` | SimpleFileVisitor.`preVisitDirectory(T dir, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a directory before entries in the directory are visited.
    `static FileVisitResult` | FileVisitResult.`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static FileVisitResult[]` | FileVisitResult.`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
    `FileVisitResult` | FileVisitor.`visitFile(T file, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a file in a directory.
    `FileVisitResult` | SimpleFileVisitor.`visitFile(T file, BasicFileAttributes attrs)` Invoked for a file in a directory.
    `FileVisitResult` | FileVisitor.`visitFileFailed(T file, IOException exc)` Invoked for a file that could not be visited.
    `FileVisitResult` | SimpleFileVisitor.`visitFileFailed(T file, IOException exc)` Invoked for a file that could not be visited.

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