io/File

class File

extends:Object

static method new(path: String) → File

static method new~parentFile(parent: File, path: String) → File

static method new~parentPath(parent, path: String) → File

method isDir → Bool

Returns:true if it’s a directory

method isFile → Bool

Returns:true if it’s a file (ie. not a directory nor a symbolic link)

method isLink → Bool

Returns:true if the file is a symbolic link

method size → LLong

Returns:the size of the file, in bytes

method exists → Bool

Returns:true if the file exists and can be

opened for reading

method ownerPerm → Int

Returns:the permissions for the owner of this file

method groupPerm → Int

Returns:the permissions for the group of this file

method otherPerm → Int

Returns:the permissions for the others (not owner, not group)

method name → String

Returns:the last part of the path, e.g. for /etc/init.d/bluetooth

name() will return ‘bluetooth’

method parent → File

Returns:the parent of this file, e.g. for /etc/init.d/bluetooth

it will return /etc/init.d/ (as a File), or null if it’s the root directory.

method parentName → String

Returns:the parent of this file, e.g. for /etc/init.d/bluetooth

it will return /etc/init.d/ (as a File), or null if it’s the root directory.

method mkdir → Int

create a directory at the path specified by this file, with permissions 0c755 by default

method mkdir~withMode(mode: Int32) → Int

create a directory at the path specified by this file

Parameter:mode – The permissions at the creation of the directory

method mkdirs

create a directory at the path specified by this file, and all the parent directories if needed, with permissions 0c755 by default

method mkdirs~withMode(mode: Int32) → Int

create a directory at the path specified by this file, and all the parent directories if needed

Parameter:mode – The permissions at the creation of the directory

method lastAccessed → Long

Returns:the time of last access

method lastModified → Long

Returns:the time of last modification

method created → Long

Returns:the time of creation

method isRelative → Bool

Returns:true if the function is relative to the current directory

method getPath → String

the path this file has been created with

method getAbsolutePath → String

The absolute path, e.g. “my/dir” => “/current/directory/my/dir”

method getAbsoluteFile → File

A file corresponding to the absolute path

See:getAbsolutePath

method getChildrenNames → ArrayList<T>

List the name of the children of this path Works only on directories, obviously

method getChildren → ArrayList<T>

List the children of this path Works only on directories, obviously

method remove → Int

Tries to remove the file. This only works for files, not directories.

method copyTo(dstFile: File)

Copies the content of this file to another

Parameter:dstFile – the file to copy to

method read → String

method write~string(str: String)

method write~reader(reader: Reader)

method getChild(name: String) → File

Get a child of this path

Parameter:name – The name of the child, relatively to this path

static method getCwd → String

Returns:the current working directory

MAX_PATH_LENGTH → Int

path → String

separator → Char

pathDelimiter → Char