Modern Fs DataDir

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DataDir

Returns the folder for user data files, such as AppData\Local or ~/.local/share.

Syntax

DataDir( )

Notes

• Windows: the LocalAppData known folder (C:\Users\name\AppData\Local), falling back to %LOCALAPPDATA%.
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME when it is set and absolute, otherwise ~/.local/share.
• macOS: $XDG_DATA_HOME when it is set and absolute, otherwise ~/Library/Application Support.
• 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 = DataDir( )
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