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WalkOptions.IncludeHidden

Chooses whether a walk returns hidden entries; true by default.

Syntax

WalkOptions.IncludeHidden

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

dim td as FsResultUStr = CreateTempDir( "fbdoc" )
dim as ustring dir_ = td.Value( )
WriteAllText( PathJoin( dir_, "a.txt" ), "aaa" )
WriteAllText( PathJoin( dir_, "b.txt" ), "bb" )
CreateDir( PathJoin( dir_, "sub" ) )
WriteAllText( PathJoin( dir_, "sub", "c.txt" ), "c" )

'' A WalkOptions field, DEFAULT TRUE. Hidden entries ARE included:
'' excluding them would silently omit .git and every hidden system
'' directory, which is another way for a walk to lie about its coverage.
'' Go, Rust and Python all include them.
dim opts as WalkOptions
print opts.IncludeHidden     '' true

opts.IncludeHidden = false
dim as int32 n = 0
for each r in WalkDir( dir_, opts )
    n += 1
next
print n                      '' 4 -- nothing hidden in this tree

RemoveDirAll( dir_ )

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Library: Filesystem Library
Category: Filesystem
Documented under: Directories