## Uses of Class
java.nio.file.FileVisitOption

- Packages that use FileVisitOption
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.

- - ### Uses of FileVisitOption in java.nio.file

    Methods in java.nio.file that return FileVisitOption
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static FileVisitOption` | FileVisitOption.`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static FileVisitOption[]` | FileVisitOption.`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

    Methods in java.nio.file with parameters of type FileVisitOption
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Stream<Path>` | Files.`find(Path start, int maxDepth, BiPredicate<Path,BasicFileAttributes> matcher, FileVisitOption... options)` Return a `Stream` that is lazily populated with `Path` by searching for files in a file tree rooted at a given starting file.
    `static Stream<Path>` | Files.`walk(Path start, FileVisitOption... options)` Return a `Stream` that is lazily populated with `Path` by walking the file tree rooted at a given starting file.
    `static Stream<Path>` | Files.`walk(Path start, int maxDepth, FileVisitOption... options)` Return a `Stream` that is lazily populated with `Path` by walking the file tree rooted at a given starting file.

    Method parameters in java.nio.file with type arguments of type FileVisitOption
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static Path` | Files.`walkFileTree(Path start, Set<FileVisitOption> options, int maxDepth, FileVisitor<? super Path> visitor)` Walks a file tree.

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