src/share/classes/sun/nio/fs/Util.java

@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
  */
 
 package sun.nio.fs;
 
 import java.util.*;
+import java.nio.file.*;
 
 /**
  * Utility methods
  */
 

@@ -78,6 +79,23 @@
         for (E e: elements) {
             set.add(e);
         }
         return set;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if symbolic links should be followed
+     */
+    static boolean followLinks(LinkOption... options) {
+        boolean followLinks = true;
+        for (LinkOption option: options) {
+            if (option == LinkOption.NOFOLLOW_LINKS) {
+                followLinks = false;    
+            } if (option == null) {
+                throw new NullPointerException();
+            } else {
+                throw new AssertionError("Should not get here");
+            }
+        }
+        return followLinks;
+    }
 }