updating oE file_type

file_type

include filesys.e 
namespace filesys 
public function file_type(sequence filename) 

gets the type of a file.

Parameters:
  1. filename : the name of the file to query. It must not have wildcards.
Returns:

An integer,

  • FILETYPE_UNDEFINED (-1) if file could be multiply defined (i.e., contains any wildcards - '*' or '?')
  • FILETYPE_NOT_FOUND (0) if filename does not exist
  • FILETYPE_FILE (1) if filename is a file
  • FILETYPE_DIRECTORY (2) if filename is a directory
See Also:

dir, FILETYPE_DIRECTORY, FILETYPE_FILE, FILETYPE_NOT_FOUND, FILETYPE_UNDEFINED

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