Using the HTML5 Filesystem API

Chapter 4. Working with Files

The FileEntry

Files in the sandboxed filesystem are represented by the FileEntry interface. A FileEntry contains the types of properties and methods one would expect from a standard filesystem.

Properties

isFile

Boolean. True if the entry is a file.

isDirectory

Boolean. True if the entry is a directory.

name

DOMString. The name of the entry, excluding the path leading to it.

fullPath

DOMString. The full absolute path from the root to the entry.

filesystem

FileSystem. The filesystem on which the entry resides.

Methods

getMetadata (successCallback, opt_errorCallback)

Look up metadata about this entry.

moveTo (parentDirEntry, opt_newName, opt_successCallback, opt_errorCallback)

Move an entry to a different location on the filesystem.

copyTo (parentDirEntry, opt_newName, opt_successCallback, opt_errorCallback)

Copies an entry to a different parent on the filesystem. Directory copies are always recursive. It is an error to copy a directory inside itself or to copy it into its parent if a new name is not provided.

toURL ();

Returns a filesystem: URL that can be used to identify this file. See Chapter 7.

remove (successCallback, opt_errorCallback)

Deletes a file or directory. It is an error to attempt to delete the root directory of a filesystem or a directory that is not empty.

getParent (successCallback, opt_errorCallback)

Return the parent DirectoryEntry containing this entry. If this entry is the root directory, its parent is itself.

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