Finding the type of a filesystem object.

README.md

#dart:io example

Finding the type of a filesystem object.

Use the FileSystemEntity.type() method to get the type of a file system object. This method is inherited by File, Directory, and Link.

Main library: dart:io
Main element: FileSystemEntity.type
Gist: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/048c53b2e7c779a2573b
DartPad: https://dartpad.dartlang.org/048c53b2e7c779a2573b

main.dart

import 'dart:io';

main() async {
  // List the contents of the system temp directory.
  await for (FileSystemEntity entity in Directory.systemTemp.list(recursive: true, followLinks: false)) {
    // Get the type of the FileSystemEntity
    FileSystemEntityType type = await FileSystemEntity.type(entity.path);
    // Give the type a label
    String label = () {
      switch (type) {
        case FileSystemEntityType.DIRECTORY:
          return 'D';
        case FileSystemEntityType.FILE:
          return 'F';
        case FileSystemEntityType.LINK:
          return 'L';
        default:
          return 'UKNOWN';
      }
    }();
    // Print the label
    print('$label: ${entity.path}');
  }
}

pubspec.yaml

name: dart.io_FileSystemEntity.type
description: |
  Finding the type of a filesystem object.

  Use the FileSystemEntity.type() method to get the type of a file system object. This method is inherited by File, Directory, and Link.
homepage: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/048c53b2e7c779a2573b
environment:
  sdk: '>=1.11.0 <2.0.0'