NSFileManager(Extensions) Class Reference

Declared in	NSFileManager+Extensions.h

Tasks

Other

Instance Methods

isSymbolicLinkAtPath:

- (BOOL)isSymbolicLinkAtPath:(NSString *)path

Parameters

path: Path to check

Return Value

YES if path is a symbolic link, NO otherwise

Declared In

NSFileManager+Extensions.h

trashFileAtPath:

- (BOOL)trashFileAtPath:(NSString *)path

Parameters

path: Path to move to trash

Return Value

YES if successful, NO otherwise

Declared In

NSFileManager+Extensions.h

symlinkForFile:inDirectory:

- (NSString *)symlinkForFile:(NSString *)file inDirectory:(NSString *)directory

Parameters

file: Target file of the symlink to look for
directory: Directory in which to look for the symlink

Return Value

Path to symlink on YES, nil on NO

Discussion

Convenience method for symlinkExistsForFile:inDirectory:atPath:. Will return the path on YES, nil on NO

Declared In

NSFileManager+Extensions.h

symlinkExistsForFile:inDirectory:atPath:

- (BOOL)symlinkExistsForFile:(NSString *)file inDirectory:(NSString *)directory atPath:(NSString **)symlinkPathPointer

Parameters

file: Target file of the symlink to look for
directory: Directory in which to look for the symlink
symlinkPathPointer: Pointer to an NSString. If method returns YES, it will contain the symlinkPath, otherwise it will point to a free place where to put a new symlink

Return Value

YES if symlink exists, NO otherwise

Discussion

If a symlink exists, this method will return YES and the passed symlinkPath pointer will be set to the correct symlink. Otherwise it will return NO and symlinkPath will point to a free path for the file.

Declared In

NSFileManager+Extensions.h

Last updated: 2010-5-13