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@ -25,29 +25,33 @@
[scriptable, uuid(c8c0a080-0868-11d3-915f-d9d889d48e3c)]
interface nsIFile : nsISupports
{
/**
* Different path types that nsIFile can parse.
*
* NATIVE_PATH is a **native** path. For example, on windows
* this would be "c:\\foo\\bar" and on the mac it would be
* "Macintosh HD:foo:bar"
*
* UNIX_PATH is a unix style path. If you are running on unix
* this is the same as InitWithNativePath. This strings look like
* "/Development/MPW/SysErrs.err"
*
* NSPR_PATH is a NSPR style path. NSPR expects a UNIX path on unix
* and Macintosh, but a native path on windows. If you want to create
* a nsIFile form a string that comes back from NSPR, use this call
*/
const unsigned long NATIVE_PATH = 0;
const unsigned long UNIX_PATH = 1;
const unsigned long NSPR_PATH = 2;
/**
* Initialization routines. These functions shall be called to
* setup the nsIFile.
*
* InitWithNativeString is called with a **native** path. For
* example, on windows this would be "c:\\foo\\bar" and on the
* mac it would be "Macintosh HD:foo:bar"
*
* InitWithUnixStyleString is called with a Unix style string.
* If you are running on unix this is the same as
* InitWithNativeString. This strings look like like
* "/Development/MPW/SysErrs.err"
*
* InitWithNSPRStyleString is called with an nspr style string.
* NSPR expects a UNIX path on unix and Macintosh, but a native
* path on windows. If you want to create a nsIFile form a
* string that comes back from NSPR, use this call.
*
*/
void InitWithNativeString([const] in string filePath);
void InitWithUnixStyleString([const] in string filePath);
void InitWithNSPRStyleString([const] in string filePath);
void Init([const] in string filePath, in unsigned long pathType);
/**
* Create() will create a new file, directory or symlink in the file system.
* Any nodes that have not been created or resolved, will be.
@ -61,8 +65,13 @@ interface nsIFile : nsISupports
* Append() will create concatenate a relative path to this nsIFile. It
* is used for constructing the nsIFile of a descendant. If this object is
* already Created, it must be either a directory or symlink to a directory.
* Append() will do what nsString does, it will tag the |node| at the end
* of what the nsIFile already has stuff in it. It will also do
* non-terminal symlink resolution.
*
* pathType is only meaningful if |node| is a compound path (eg. "foo/bar/i/am/")
*/
void Append([const] in string node);
void Append([const] in string node, in unsigned long pathType);
/**
* Accessor to the file name (the leaf name not the full file path) of the file itself.
@ -134,13 +143,12 @@ interface nsIFile : nsISupports
readonly attribute nsIFile Parent;
boolean Exists();
boolean Writeable();
boolean Readable();
boolean Directory();
boolean File();
boolean Hidden();
boolean Symlink();
boolean IsExists();
boolean IsWriteable();
boolean IsReadable();
boolean IsDirectory();
boolean IsFile();
boolean IsHidden();
boolean IsSymlink();
};