FileVisitResult.java

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package java.nio.file;

/**
 * The result type of a {@link FileVisitor FileVisitor}.
 *
 * @since 1.7
 *
 * @see Files#walkFileTree
 */

public enum FileVisitResult {
    /**
     * Continue. When returned from a {@link FileVisitor#preVisitDirectory
     * preVisitDirectory} method then the entries in the directory should also
     * be visited.
     */
    CONTINUE,
    /**
     * Terminate.
     */
    TERMINATE,
    /**
     * Continue without visiting the entries in this directory. This result
     * is only meaningful when returned from the {@link
     * FileVisitor#preVisitDirectory preVisitDirectory} method; otherwise
     * this result type is the same as returning {@link #CONTINUE}.
     */
    SKIP_SUBTREE,
    /**
     * Continue without visiting the <em>siblings</em> of this file or directory.
     * If returned from the {@link FileVisitor#preVisitDirectory
     * preVisitDirectory} method then the entries in the directory are also
     * skipped and the {@link FileVisitor#postVisitDirectory postVisitDirectory}
     * method is not invoked.
     */
    SKIP_SIBLINGS;
}