wxPATH_RMDIR_RECURSIVE = 2
};
+/**
+ Flags for wxFileName::Exists().
+
+ @since 2.9.5
+ */
+enum
+{
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_REGULAR = 0x0001, //!< Check for existence of a regular file
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_DIR = 0x0002, //!< Check for existence of a directory
+ /**
+ Check for existence of a symlink.
+
+ Notice that this flag also sets ::wxFILE_EXISTS_NO_FOLLOW, otherwise it
+ would never be satisfied as wxFileName::Exists() would be checking for
+ the existence of the symlink target and not the symlink itself.
+ */
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_SYMLINK = 0x1004,
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_DEVICE = 0x0008, //!< Check for existence of a device
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_FIFO = 0x0016, //!< Check for existence of a FIFO
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_SOCKET = 0x0032, //!< Check for existence of a socket
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_NO_FOLLOW = 0x1000 //!< Don't dereference a contained symbolic link
+ wxFILE_EXISTS_ANY = 0x1FFF, //!< Check for existence of anything
+};
+
/**
The return value of wxFileName::GetSize() in case of error.
*/
wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
/**
- Appends a directory component to the path. This component should contain a
- single directory name level, i.e. not contain any path or volume separators nor
- should it be empty, otherwise the function does nothing (and generates an
- assert failure in debug build).
+ Appends a directory component to the path.
+
+ This component should contain a single directory name level, i.e. not
+ contain any path or volume separators nor should it be empty, otherwise
+ the function does nothing and returns false (and generates an assert
+ failure in debug build).
+
+ Notice that the return value is only available in wxWidgets 2.9.5 or
+ later.
*/
- void AppendDir(const wxString& dir);
+ bool AppendDir(const wxString& dir);
/**
Creates the file name from another filename object.
*/
void ClearExt();
- //@{
+
/**
Returns a temporary file name starting with the given @e prefix.
- If the @a prefix is an absolute path, the temporary file is created in this
- directory, otherwise it is created in the default system directory for the
- temporary files or in the current directory.
+ If @a prefix is an absolute path and ends in a separator, the
+ temporary file is created in this directory; if it is an absolute
+ filepath or there is no separator, the temporary file is created in its
+ path, with the 'name' segment prepended to the temporary filename;
+ otherwise it is created in the default system directory for temporary
+ files or in the current directory.
If the function succeeds, the temporary file is actually created.
- If @a fileTemp is not @NULL, this file will be opened using the name of
- the temporary file. When possible, this is done in an atomic way ensuring that
- no race condition occurs between the temporary file name generation and opening
- it which could often lead to security compromise on the multiuser systems.
- If @a fileTemp is @NULL, the file is only created, but not opened.
+ If @a fileTemp is not @NULL, this wxFile will be opened using the name of
+ the temporary file. Where possible this is done in an atomic way to ensure that
+ no race condition occurs between creating the temporary file name and opening
+ it, which might lead to a security compromise on multiuser systems.
+ If @a fileTemp is @NULL, the file is created but not opened.
Under Unix, the temporary file will have read and write permissions for the
- owner only to minimize the security problems.
+ owner only, to minimize security problems.
@param prefix
- Prefix to use for the temporary file name construction
+ Location to use for the temporary file name construction. If @a prefix
+ is a directory it must have a terminal separator
@param fileTemp
- The file to open or @NULL to just get the name
+ The file to open, or @NULL just to get the name
- @return The full temporary file name or an empty string on error.
+ @return The full temporary filepath, or an empty string on error.
*/
static wxString CreateTempFileName(const wxString& prefix,
wxFile* fileTemp = NULL);
+
+ /**
+ This is the same as CreateTempFileName(const wxString &prefix, wxFile *fileTemp)
+ but takes a wxFFile parameter instead of wxFile.
+ */
static wxString CreateTempFileName(const wxString& prefix,
wxFFile* fileTemp = NULL);
- //@}
+
/**
Returns @true if the directory with this name exists.
+
+ Notice that this function tests the directory part of this object,
+ i.e. the string returned by GetPath(), and not the full path returned
+ by GetFullPath().
+
+ @see FileExists(), Exists()
*/
bool DirExists() const;
/**
Returns @true if the directory with name @a dir exists.
+
+ @see FileExists(), Exists()
*/
static bool DirExists(const wxString& dir);
static wxFileName DirName(const wxString& dir,
wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE);
+ /**
+ Turns off symlink dereferencing.
+
+ By default, all operations in this class work on the target of a
+ symbolic link (symlink) if the path of the file is actually a symlink.
+ Using this method allows to turn off this "symlink following" behaviour
+ and apply the operations to this path itself, even if it is a symlink.
+
+ The following methods are currently affected by this option:
+ - GetTimes() (but not SetTimes() as there is no portable way to
+ change the time of symlink itself).
+ - Existence checks: FileExists(), DirExists() and Exists() (notice
+ that static versions of these methods always follow symlinks).
+ - IsSameAs().
+
+ @see ShouldFollowLink()
+
+ @since 2.9.5
+ */
+ void DontFollowLink();
+
+ /**
+ Calls the static overload of this function with the full path of this
+ object.
+
+ @since 2.9.4 (@a flags is new since 2.9.5)
+ */
+ bool Exists(int flags = wxFILE_EXISTS_ANY) const;
+
+ /**
+ Returns @true if either a file or a directory or something else with
+ this name exists in the file system.
+
+ Don't dereference @a path if it is a symbolic link and @a flags
+ argument contains ::wxFILE_EXISTS_NO_FOLLOW.
+
+ This method is equivalent to @code FileExists() || DirExists() @endcode
+ under Windows, but under Unix it also returns true if the file
+ identifies a special file system object such as a device, a socket or a
+ FIFO.
+
+ Alternatively you may check for the existence of a file system entry of
+ a specific type by passing the appropriate @a flags (this parameter is
+ new since wxWidgets 2.9.5). E.g. to test for a symbolic link existence
+ you could use ::wxFILE_EXISTS_SYMLINK.
+
+ @since 2.9.4
+
+ @see FileExists(), DirExists()
+ */
+ static bool Exists(const wxString& path, int flags = wxFILE_EXISTS_ANY);
+
/**
Returns @true if the file with this name exists.
- @see DirExists()
+ @see DirExists(), Exists()
*/
bool FileExists() const;
/**
Returns @true if the file with name @a file exists.
- @see DirExists()
+ @see DirExists(), Exists()
*/
static bool FileExists(const wxString& file);
Don't include the trailing separator in the returned string. This is
the default (the value of this flag is 0) and exists only for symmetry
with wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR.
+
+ @note If the path is a toplevel one (e.g. @c "/" on Unix or @c "C:\" on
+ Windows), then the returned path will contain trailing separator
+ even with @c wxPATH_NO_SEPARATOR.
*/
wxString GetPath(int flags = wxPATH_GET_VOLUME,
wxPathFormat format = wxPATH_NATIVE) const;
bool HasVolume() const;
/**
- Inserts a directory component before the zero-based position in the directory
- list. Please see AppendDir() for important notes.
+ Inserts a directory component before the zero-based position in the
+ directory list.
+
+ As with AppendDir(), @a dir must be a single directory name and the
+ function returns @false and does nothing else if it isn't.
+
+ Notice that the return value is only available in wxWidgets 2.9.5 or
+ later.
*/
- void InsertDir(size_t before, const wxString& dir);
+ bool InsertDir(size_t before, const wxString& dir);
/**
Returns @true if this filename is absolute.
/**
On Mac OS, gets the common type and creator for the given extension.
+
+ @onlyfor{wxosx}
*/
static bool MacFindDefaultTypeAndCreator(const wxString& ext,
wxUint32* type,
/**
On Mac OS, registers application defined extensions and their default type
and creator.
+
+ @onlyfor{wxosx}
*/
static void MacRegisterDefaultTypeAndCreator(const wxString& ext,
wxUint32 type,
/**
On Mac OS, looks up the appropriate type and creator from the registration
and then sets it.
+
+ @onlyfor{wxosx}
*/
bool MacSetDefaultTypeAndCreator();
void SetName(const wxString& name);
/**
- Sets the full path.
+ Sets the path.
+
+ The @a path argument includes both the path and the volume, if
+ supported by @a format.
- The @a path argument includes both the path (and the volume, if
- supported by @a format) and the name and extension.
+ Calling this function doesn't affect the name and extension components,
+ to change them as well you can use Assign() or just an assignment
+ operator.
@see GetPath()
*/
/**
Sets the file creation and last access/modification times (any of the pointers
may be @NULL).
+
+ Notice that the file creation time can't be changed under Unix, so @a
+ dtCreate is ignored there (but @true is still returned). Under Windows
+ all three times can be set.
*/
bool SetTimes(const wxDateTime* dtAccess,
const wxDateTime* dtMod,
*/
void SetVolume(const wxString& volume);
+ /**
+ Return whether some operations will follow symlink.
+
+ By default, file operations "follow symlink", i.e. operate on its
+ target and not on the symlink itself. See DontFollowLink() for more
+ information.
+
+ @since 2.9.5
+ */
+ bool ShouldFollowLink() const;
+
//@{
/**
This function splits a full file name into components: the volume (with the
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