Modern Fs DirEntry IsOther

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DirEntry.IsOther

Returns true if the entry is a device, pipe or socket rather than a file, folder or link.

Syntax

DirEntry.IsOther( )

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" )

'' Not a file, not a directory, not a symlink: a device, pipe or socket.
'' The catch-all that keeps the other three honest.
for each r in ReadDir( dir_ )
    if r.IsOk( ) then
        if r.Value( ).IsOther( ) then print r.Value( ).Name( )
    end if
next
print "done"                 '' nothing is 'other' in a plain directory

RemoveDirAll( dir_ )

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Library: Filesystem Library
Category: Filesystem
Documented under: Directories