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6.66 File
- Defined in namespace Smalltalk
- Category: Streams-Files
6.66.1 File class: C functions
- errno
- C call-out to errno. Do not modify!
- primRemove: fileName
- C call-out to unlink. Do not modify!
- primRename: oldFileName to: newFileName
- C call-out to rename. Do not modify!
- stringError: errno
- C call-out to strerror. Do not modify!
6.66.2 File class: file name management
- extensionFor: aString
- Answer the extension of a file named `aString'
- fullNameFor: aString
- Answer the full path to a file called `aString', resolving the `.' and `..' directory entries, and answer the result. Answer nil if the file is invalid (such as '/usr/../..')
- pathFor: aString
- Answer the path of the name of a file called `aString', and answer the result
- stripExtensionFrom: aString
- Remove the extension from the name of a file called `aString', and answer the result
- stripPathFrom: aString
- Remove the path from the name of a file called `aString', and answer the file name plus extension.
6.66.3 File class: file operations
- checkError
- Return whether an error had been reported or not. If there had been one, raise an exception too
- checkError: errno
- The error with the C code `errno' has been reported. If errno >= 1, raise an exception
- remove: fileName
- Remove the file with the given path name
- rename: oldFileName to: newFileName
- Rename the file with the given path name oldFileName to newFileName
6.66.4 File class: initialization
- initialize
- Initialize the receiver's class variables
6.66.5 File class: instance creation
- name: aName
- Answer a new file with the given path. The path is not validated until some of the fields of the newly created objects are accessed
6.66.6 File class: reading system defaults
- image
- Answer the full path to the image being used.
6.66.7 File class: testing
- exists: fileName
- Answer whether a file with the given name exists
- isAccessible: fileName
- Answer whether a directory with the given name exists and can be accessed
- isExecutable: fileName
- Answer whether a file with the given name exists and can be executed
- isReadable: fileName
- Answer whether a file with the given name exists and is readable
- isWriteable: fileName
- Answer whether a file with the given name exists and is writeable
6.66.8 File: accessing
- creationTime
- Answer the creation time of the file identified by the receiver. On some operating systems, this could actually be the last change time (the `last change time' has to do with permissions, ownership and the like).
- lastAccessTime
- Answer the last access time of the file identified by the receiver
- lastChangeTime
- Answer the last change time of the file identified by the receiver (the `last change time' has to do with permissions, ownership and the like). On some operating systems, this could actually be the file creation time.
- lastModifyTime
- Answer the last modify time of the file identified by the receiver (the `last modify time' has to do with the actual file contents).
- name
- Answer the name of the file identified by the receiver
- refresh
- Refresh the statistics for the receiver
- size
- Answer the size of the file identified by the receiver
6.66.9 File: C functions
- closeDir: dirObject
- C call-out to closedir. Do not modify!
- openDir: dirName
- C call-out to opendir. Do not modify!
- primIsExecutable: name
- C call-out to fileIsExecutable. Do not modify!
- primIsReadable: name
- C call-out to fileIsReadable. Do not modify!
- primIsWriteable: name
- C call-out to fileIsWriteable. Do not modify!
- statOn: fileName into: statStruct
- C call-out to stat. Do not modify!
6.66.10 File: file name management
- extension
- Answer the extension of the receiver
- fullName
- Answer the full name of the receiver, resolving the `.' and `..' directory entries, and answer the result. Answer nil if the name is invalid (such as '/usr/../../badname')
- path
- Answer the path (if any) of the receiver
- stripExtension
- Answer the path (if any) and file name of the receiver
- stripPath
- Answer the file name and extension (if any) of the receiver
6.66.11 File: file operations
- contents
- Open a read-only FileStream on the receiver, read its contents, close the stream and answer the contents
- open: mode
- Open the receiver in the given mode (as answered by FileStream's class constant methods)
- readStream
- Open a read-only FileStream on the receiver
- remove
- Remove the file identified by the receiver
- renameTo: newName
- Remove the file identified by the receiver
- writeStream
- Open a write-only FileStream on the receiver
6.66.12 File: testing
- exists
- Answer whether a file with the name contained in the receiver does exist.
- isAccessible
- Answer whether a directory with the name contained in the receiver does exist and can be accessed
- isDirectory
- Answer whether a file with the name contained in the receiver does exist and identifies a directory.
- isExecutable
- Answer whether a file with the name contained in the receiver does exist and is executable
- isFile
- Answer whether a file with the name contained in the receiver does exist and does not identify a directory.
- isReadable
- Answer whether a file with the name contained in the receiver does exist and is readable
- isWriteable
- Answer whether a file with the name contained in the receiver does exist and is writeable
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