Uses of Class java.nio.file.FileSystem (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-08-19

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

- Packages that use FileSystem
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.nio.file | Defines interfaces and classes for the Java virtual machine to access files, file attributes, and file systems.
  java.nio.file.spi | Service-provider classes for the ``java.nio.file`` package.

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

    Methods in java.nio.file that return FileSystem
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static FileSystem` | FileSystems.`getDefault()` Returns the default `FileSystem`.
    `FileSystem` | Path.`getFileSystem()` Returns the file system that created this object.
    `static FileSystem` | FileSystems.`getFileSystem(URI uri)` Returns a reference to an existing `FileSystem`.
    `static FileSystem` | FileSystems.`newFileSystem(Path path, ClassLoader loader)` Constructs a new `FileSystem` to access the contents of a file as a file system.
    `static FileSystem` | FileSystems.`newFileSystem(URI uri, Map<String,?> env)` Constructs a new file system that is identified by a `URI`
    `static FileSystem` | FileSystems.`newFileSystem(URI uri, Map<String,?> env, ClassLoader loader)` Constructs a new file system that is identified by a `URI`

  - ### Uses of FileSystem in java.nio.file.spi

    Methods in java.nio.file.spi that return FileSystem
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract FileSystem` | FileSystemProvider.`getFileSystem(URI uri)` Returns an existing `FileSystem` created by this provider.
    `FileSystem` | FileSystemProvider.`newFileSystem(Path path, Map<String,?> env)` Constructs a new `FileSystem` to access the contents of a file as a file system.
    `abstract FileSystem` | FileSystemProvider.`newFileSystem(URI uri, Map<String,?> env)` Constructs a new `FileSystem` object identified by a URI.

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