Modern Fs IsFile

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IsFile

Returns true if the path is a file, following links; false if it cannot tell.

Syntax

IsFile( p )

Notes

• boolean -- follows links

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

dim td as FsResultUStr = CreateTempDir( "fbdoc" )
dim as ustring dir_ = td.Value( )
dim as ustring p = PathJoin( dir_, "f.txt" )
WriteAllText( p, "hello" )

print IsFile( p )            '' true
print IsFile( dir_ )         '' false -- a directory is not a file
print IsFile( PathJoin( dir_, "nope" ) )         '' false

'' FOLLOWS SYMLINKS, so a link to a file answers true. LStat is the way
'' to ask about the link itself.

RemoveDirAll( dir_ )

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Library: Filesystem Library
Category: Filesystem
Documented under: Metadata