The getBlockSize() method of a FileStore class is used to return the number of bytes per block in this file store Object. Every File storage is organized into discrete sequences of bytes called blocks and a block is the smallest storage unit of a file store. Every read and write operation is performed on multiple blocks. This method is helpful in getting the size of Block.
Syntax:
public long getBlockSize() throws IOException
Parameters: This method accepts nothing.
Return value: This method returns a positive value representing the block size of this file store, in bytes.
Exception: This method throws following Exceptions:
- IOException: if an I/O error occurs.
- UnsupportedOperationException: if the operation is not supported.
Below programs illustrate the getBlockSize() method:
Program 1:
// Java program to demonstrate // FileStore.getBlockSize() method   import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.FileStore; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths;   public class GFG {       public static void main(String[] args)         throws IOException     {         // create object of Path         Path path             = Paths.get(                 "C:\\Movies\\001.txt" );           // get FileStore object           FileStore fs             = Files.getFileStore(path);           // print FileStore name and         // getBlockSize         System.out.println( "FileStore Name: "                            + fs.name());           System.out.println( "Block Size:"                            + fs.getBlockSize());     } } |
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Program 2:
// Java program to demonstrate // FileStore.getBlockSize() method   import java.io.IOException; import java.nio.file.FileStore; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths;   public class GFG {       public static void main(String[] args)         throws IOException     {         // create object of Path         Path path             = Paths.get(                 "E:\\Tutorials\\file.txt" );           // get FileStore object           FileStore fs             = Files.getFileStore(path);           // print FileStore name and         // getBlockSize         System.out.println( "FileStore Name: "                            + fs.name());           System.out.println( "Block Size:"                            + fs.getBlockSize());     } } |
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References: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/nio/file/FileStore.html#getBlockSize()