StandardOpenOption
  public
  
  final
  
  enum
  StandardOpenOption
  
  
  
  
    extends Enum<StandardOpenOption>
  
  
  
  
  
      implements
      
        OpenOption
      
  
  
| java.lang.Object | ||
| ↳ | java.lang.Enum<java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption> | |
| ↳ | java.nio.file.StandardOpenOption | |
Defines the standard open options.
Summary
| Enum values | |
|---|---|
| StandardOpenOption | APPENDIf the file is opened for  | 
| StandardOpenOption | CREATECreate a new file if it does not exist. | 
| StandardOpenOption | CREATE_NEWCreate a new file, failing if the file already exists. | 
| StandardOpenOption | DELETE_ON_CLOSEDelete on close. | 
| StandardOpenOption | DSYNCRequires that every update to the file's content be written synchronously to the underlying storage device. | 
| StandardOpenOption | READOpen for read access. | 
| StandardOpenOption | SPARSESparse file. | 
| StandardOpenOption | SYNCRequires that every update to the file's content or metadata be written synchronously to the underlying storage device. | 
| StandardOpenOption | TRUNCATE_EXISTINGIf the file already exists and it is opened for  | 
| StandardOpenOption | WRITEOpen for write access. | 
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        StandardOpenOption | 
      valueOf(String name)
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        StandardOpenOption[] | 
      values()
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Enum values
APPEND
public static final StandardOpenOption APPEND
If the file is opened for WRITE access then bytes will be written
 to the end of the file rather than the beginning.
 
If the file is opened for write access by other programs, then it is file system specific if writing to the end of the file is atomic.
CREATE
public static final StandardOpenOption CREATE
Create a new file if it does not exist.
 This option is ignored if the CREATE_NEW option is also set.
 The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file
 if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system
 operations.
CREATE_NEW
public static final StandardOpenOption CREATE_NEW
Create a new file, failing if the file already exists. The check for the existence of the file and the creation of the file if it does not exist is atomic with respect to other file system operations.
DELETE_ON_CLOSE
public static final StandardOpenOption DELETE_ON_CLOSE
Delete on close. When this option is present then the implementation
 makes a best effort attempt to delete the file when closed
 by the appropriate close method. If the close method is
 not invoked then a best effort attempt is made to delete the
 file when the Java virtual machine terminates (either normally, as
 defined by the Java Language Specification, or where possible, abnormally).
 This option is primarily intended for use with work files that
 are used solely by a single instance of the Java virtual machine. This
 option is not recommended for use when opening files that are open
 concurrently by other entities. Many of the details as to when and how
 the file is deleted are implementation specific and therefore not
 specified. In particular, an implementation may be unable to guarantee
 that it deletes the expected file when replaced by an attacker while the
 file is open. Consequently, security sensitive applications should take
 care when using this option.
 
 For security reasons, this option may imply the LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS option. In other words, if the option is present
 when opening an existing file that is a symbolic link then it may fail
 (by throwing IOException).
DSYNC
public static final StandardOpenOption DSYNC
Requires that every update to the file's content be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
See also:
SPARSE
public static final StandardOpenOption SPARSE
Sparse file. When used with the CREATE_NEW option then this
 option provides a hint that the new file will be sparse. The
 option is ignored when the file system does not support the creation of
 sparse files.
SYNC
public static final StandardOpenOption SYNC
Requires that every update to the file's content or metadata be written synchronously to the underlying storage device.
See also:
TRUNCATE_EXISTING
public static final StandardOpenOption TRUNCATE_EXISTING
If the file already exists and it is opened for WRITE
 access, then its length is truncated to 0. This option is ignored
 if the file is opened only for READ access.
Public methods
valueOf
public static StandardOpenOption valueOf (String name)
| Parameters | |
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| name | String | 
| Returns | |
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| StandardOpenOption | |
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Last updated 2025-09-17 UTC.
