RFR: 8339574: Behavior of File.is{Directory,File,Hidden} is not documented with respect to symlinks

Fri Sep 6 16:16:34 UTC 2024

On Thu, 5 Sep 2024 21:05:38 GMT, Brian Burkhalter <bpb at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Make explicit how the `java.io.File` methods `isDirectory`, `isFile`, and `isHidden` behave when the `File` represents a symbolic link.

3a68877 addresses changes to `File` only; `FIS/FOS/RAF` are as yet unchanged.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20878#issuecomment-2334393497