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package java.nio.file.attribute;

/**

 * An object that encapsulates the value of a file attribute that can be set

 * atomically when creating a new file or directory by invoking the {@link

 * java.nio.file.Files#createFile createFile} or {@link

 * java.nio.file.Files#createDirectory createDirectory} methods.

 *

 * @param <T> The type of the file attribute value

 *

 * @since 1.7

 * @see PosixFilePermissions#asFileAttribute

 */

public interface FileAttribute<T> {

    /**

     * Returns the attribute name.

     *

     * @return The attribute name

     */

    String name();

    /**

     * Returns the attribute value.

     *

     * @return The attribute value

     */

    T value();

}