Files.ReadSymbolicLink(IPath) Method

Definition

Reads the target of a symbolic link (optional operation).

[Android.Runtime.Register("readSymbolicLink", "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Ljava/nio/file/Path;", "", ApiSince=26)]
public static Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath? ReadSymbolicLink (Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath? link);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("readSymbolicLink", "(Ljava/nio/file/Path;)Ljava/nio/file/Path;", "", ApiSince=26)>]
static member ReadSymbolicLink : Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath -> Java.Nio.FileNio.IPath

Parameters

link
IPath

the path to the symbolic link

Returns

a Path object representing the target of the link

Attributes

Remarks

Reads the target of a symbolic link (optional operation).

If the file system supports symbolic links then this method is used to read the target of the link, failing if the file is not a symbolic link. The target of the link need not exist. The returned Path object will be associated with the same file system as link.

Java documentation for java.nio.file.Files.readSymbolicLink(java.nio.file.Path).

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Applies to