Java 7 nio FileAttributes windows

Question

How can i get this File myTempDir = Files.createTempDir(Path path, String prefix, FileAttribute) to work in windows.

I'm using java 7. On linux I can pass a PosixFilePermissions.asFileAttributes for the 3rd parameter.

What is the equivalent fileAttributes for windows.

I think this method always expects a fileAttribute object. Is there an empty fileAttribute that i can pass in?

Jeffrey · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-15 19:29:42Z

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If you took a look at the API for
Files.createTempDirectory(Path, String, FileAttribute<?>...), you would actually see that the FileAttribute<?>... parameter is optional:

attrs - an optional list of file attributes to set atomically when creating the directory

And since the method is implemented using varargs, it is perfectly valid to omit the parameter entirely:

Files.createTempDirectory(Paths.get("."), "foo");

answered Aug 15, 2013 at 19:29

Jeffrey

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Relevant answer w.r.t. varargs. In any case, this is the "empty file attributes" that OP is looking for, so +1.

There doesn't seem to be a version of Files.createDirectory() that allows you to omit the attributes.