Modern Fs CacheDir

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CacheDir

Returns the folder for files that can be rebuilt, such as AppData\Local or ~/.cache.

Syntax

CacheDir( )

Notes

• Windows: the LocalAppData known folder, falling back to %LOCALAPPDATA%. Windows has no separate cache folder.
• Linux: $XDG_CACHE_HOME when it is set and absolute, otherwise ~/.cache.
• macOS: $XDG_CACHE_HOME when it is set and absolute, otherwise ~/Library/Caches.
• Nothing is created and no application name is added: it says where the directory SHOULD be, and the caller joins its own name and creates what it needs with CreateDirAll.

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

dim as FsResultUStr r = CacheDir( )
if r.IsOk( ) then
    dim as ustring mine = PathJoin( r.Value( ), "myapp" )
    print PathIsAbsolute( mine )    '' true
    '' CreateDirAll( mine ) before writing anything there
else
    print r.Failure( ).Message( )
end if

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Library: Filesystem Library Category: Filesystem Documented under: Directories