Why doesn't FileSystemProvider#getFileAttributeView() throw an IOException?

[Alan Bateman]

On 12/12/2014 14:00, Francis Galiegue wrote:
> All other methods to read/write attributes (including the one in
> Files) do. This one is the only exception.
>
> This is all the more strange that you are theoretically supposed to
> follow symlinks if the relevant link option is passed and your fs
> supports it, and .toRealPath() _does_ throw an IOException...
>
> Overlook?
>
> At this moment, it appears that on error there is no other choice than
> to throw an unchecked exception... Ouch.

This method doesn't read/write file attributes. Instead it is specified 
to return you an object of the given view type that you can use to 
access the attributes that the view defines. Most applications shouldn't 
need to work at this level of course (as Files defines methods to do 
most of the common operations).

-Alan