5.4.25. The File Class

The File class provides services which are common to all the filesystems supported by ooRexx. A File object represents a path to a file or directory. The path can be relative or absolute.

If you create a File object with a relative path, the absolute path will be calculated using the current default directory. This absolute path is memorized on the File object, and will not change if you change of default directory.

Table 5.52. ooRexx File Class

Object
↓
File
+ Comparable
+ Orderable
isCaseSensitive listRoots pathSeparator separator
absoluteFile absolutePath canRead canWrite compareTo delete exists hashCode init isCaseSensitive isDirectory isFile isHidden lastModified lastModified=	length list listFiles makeDir makeDirs name parent parentFile path pathSeparator renameTo separator setReadOnly string

Note

The File class also has available class methods that its metaclass, the Class class (Section 5.1.2, “The Class Class”), defines.

5.4.25.1. Inherited Methods

Methods inherited from the Object class (Section 5.1.1, “The Object Class”).

new (Class Method)	init	send
= \= == \== <> ><	instanceMethod	sendWith
\|\| '' (abuttal)' ' (blank)	instanceMethods	setMethod
(Operator Methods)	isA	start
class	isInstanceOf	startWith
copy	objectName	string
defaultName	objectName=	unsetMethod
hasMethod	request
identityHash	run

Methods inherited from the Comparable class (Section 5.4.4, “The Comparable Class”).

compareTo

Methods inherited from the Orderable class (Section 5.1.1, “The Object Class”).

=, \=, ==, \==, <>, ><, >, <, >=, \<, <=, \>, >>, <<, >>=, \<<, <<=, \>> (Comparison Methods)