FileSystemLoopException

public class FileSystemLoopException
extends FileSystemException

Checked exception thrown when a file system loop, or cycle, is encountered.

See also:

Files.walkFileTree

Summary

Public constructors
`FileSystemLoopException(String file)` Constructs an instance of this class.

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.nio.file.FileSystemException

`String`	`getFile()` Returns the file used to create this exception.
`String`	`getMessage()` Returns the detail message string.
`String`	`getOtherFile()` Returns the other file used to create this exception.
`String`	`getReason()` Returns the string explaining why the file system operation failed.

From class


        
          java.lang.Throwable

`final void`	`addSuppressed(Throwable exception)` Appends the specified exception to the exceptions that were suppressed in order to deliver this exception.
`Throwable`	`fillInStackTrace()` Fills in the execution stack trace.
`Throwable`	`getCause()` Returns the cause of this throwable or `null` if the cause is nonexistent or unknown.
`String`	`getLocalizedMessage()` Creates a localized description of this throwable.
`String`	`getMessage()` Returns the detail message string of this throwable.
`StackTraceElement[]`	`getStackTrace()` Provides programmatic access to the stack trace information printed by `printStackTrace()`.
`final Throwable[]`	`getSuppressed()` Returns an array containing all of the exceptions that were suppressed, typically by the `try`-with-resources statement, in order to deliver this exception.
`Throwable`	`initCause(Throwable cause)` Initializes the cause of this throwable to the specified value.
`void`	`printStackTrace()` Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the standard error stream.
`void`	`printStackTrace(PrintWriter s)` Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print writer.
`void`	`printStackTrace(PrintStream s)` Prints this throwable and its backtrace to the specified print stream.
`void`	`setStackTrace(StackTraceElement[] stackTrace)` Sets the stack trace elements that will be returned by `getStackTrace()` and printed by `printStackTrace()` and related methods.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a short description of this throwable.

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 timeoutMillis, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

Public constructors

FileSystemLoopException

Added in API level 26

public FileSystemLoopException (String file)

Constructs an instance of this class.

Parameters
`file`	`String`: a string identifying the file causing the cycle or `null` if not known

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java.lang.Object
↳	java.lang.Throwable
	↳	java.lang.Exception
		↳	java.io.IOException
			↳	java.nio.file.FileSystemException
				↳	java.nio.file.FileSystemLoopException

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FileSystemLoopException

Summary

Public constructors

Inherited methods

Public constructors

FileSystemLoopException