Package org.apache.tools.ant.util

## Class WindowsJunctionUtils

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tools.ant.util.WindowsJunctionUtils

-     public class WindowsJunctionUtils
      extends java.lang.Object

  Contains methods related to Windows NTFS junctions.
  Since:
    Ant 1.10.16

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected` | `WindowsJunctionUtils()` | Empty constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static WindowsJunctionUtils` | `getWindowsJunctionUtils()` | Method to retrieve The WindowsJunctionUtils, which is shared by all users of this method.
    `boolean` | `isJunction​(java.io.File file)` | Checks whether a given file is a windows junction.
    `boolean` | `isJunction​(java.nio.file.Path path)` | Checks whether a given path is a windows junction.
    `boolean` | `isJunctionSafe​(java.io.File file)` | Checks whether a given file is a windows junction.
    `boolean` | `isJunctionSafe​(java.nio.file.Path path)` | Checks whether a given path is a windows junction.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### WindowsJunctionUtils

          protected WindowsJunctionUtils()

      Empty constructor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getWindowsJunctionUtils

          public static WindowsJunctionUtils getWindowsJunctionUtils()

      Method to retrieve The WindowsJunctionUtils, which is shared by all users of this method.
      Returns:
        an instance of WindowsJunctionUtils.

    - #### isJunction

          public boolean isJunction​(java.io.File file)
                             throws java.io.IOException

      Checks whether a given file is a windows junction.
      Returns:
        true if the file is a windows junction.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on error.

    - #### isJunctionSafe

          public boolean isJunctionSafe​(java.io.File file)

      Checks whether a given file is a windows junction.
      Returns:
        false if the given file is not a windows junction or an exception occured while trying to check the file - most likely because the file didn't exists.

    - #### isJunctionSafe

          public boolean isJunctionSafe​(java.nio.file.Path path)

      Checks whether a given path is a windows junction.
      Returns:
        false if the given path is not a junction or an exception occured while trying to check the path - most likely because the path didn't exists.

    - #### isJunction

          public boolean isJunction​(java.nio.file.Path path)
                             throws java.io.IOException

      Checks whether a given path is a windows junction.
      Returns:
        true if the path is a windows junction.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException` - on error.