# Interface OpenOption

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `LinkOption, StandardOpenOption`

public interface OpenOption
An object that configures how to open or create a file.

Objects of this type are used by methods such as `newOutputStream`, `newByteChannel`, `FileChannel.open`, and `AsynchronousFileChannel.open` when opening or creating a file.

The `StandardOpenOption` enumeration type defines the standard options.

Since:
  1.7