Difference between revisions of "love.filesystem.getInfo"
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=== Arguments === | === Arguments === | ||
{{param|string|path|The file or directory path to check.}} | {{param|string|path|The file or directory path to check.}} | ||
| + | {{param|table|info|A table which will be filled in with info about the specified path.}} | ||
| + | === Returns === | ||
| + | {{param|table|info (nil)|The table given as an argument, or nil if nothing exists at the path. The table will be filled in with the following fields:}} | ||
| + | {{subparam|FileType|type|The type of the object at the path (file, directory, symlink, etc.)}} | ||
| + | {{subparam|number|size (nil)|The size in bytes of the file, or nil if it can't be determined.}} | ||
| + | {{subparam|number|modtime (nil)|The file's last modification time in seconds since the unix epoch, or nil if it can't be determined.}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Function == | ||
| + | This variant only returns info if the item at the given path is the same file type as specified in the filtertype argument, and accepts an existing table to fill in, instead of creating a new one. | ||
| + | === Synopsis === | ||
| + | <source lang="lua"> | ||
| + | info = love.filesystem.getInfo( path, filtertype, info ) | ||
| + | </source> | ||
| + | === Arguments === | ||
| + | {{param|string|path|The file or directory path to check.}} | ||
| + | {{param|FileType|filtertype|Causes getInfo to only return the info table if the item at the given path matches the specified file type.}} | ||
{{param|table|info|A table which will be filled in with info about the specified path.}} | {{param|table|info|A table which will be filled in with info about the specified path.}} | ||
=== Returns === | === Returns === | ||
Latest revision as of 02:39, 5 April 2018
| Available since LÖVE 11.0 |
| This function replaces love.filesystem.exists, isFile, isDirectory, isSymlink, getLastModified, and getSize. |
Gets information about the specified file or directory.
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Function
Synopsis
info = love.filesystem.getInfo( path, filtertype )
Arguments
string path- The file or directory path to check.
FileType filtertype (nil)- If supplied, this parameter causes getInfo to only return the info table if the item at the given path matches the specified file type.
Returns
table info (nil)- A table containing information about the specified path, or nil if nothing exists at the path. The table contains the following fields:
Function
This variant accepts an existing table to fill in, instead of creating a new one.
Synopsis
info = love.filesystem.getInfo( path, info )
Arguments
string path- The file or directory path to check.
table info- A table which will be filled in with info about the specified path.
Returns
table info (nil)- The table given as an argument, or nil if nothing exists at the path. The table will be filled in with the following fields:
Function
This variant only returns info if the item at the given path is the same file type as specified in the filtertype argument, and accepts an existing table to fill in, instead of creating a new one.
Synopsis
info = love.filesystem.getInfo( path, filtertype, info )
Arguments
string path- The file or directory path to check.
FileType filtertype- Causes getInfo to only return the info table if the item at the given path matches the specified file type.
table info- A table which will be filled in with info about the specified path.
Returns
table info (nil)- The table given as an argument, or nil if nothing exists at the path. The table will be filled in with the following fields:
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