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/bf54439b64b66f855a46
DartPad: https://dartpad.dartlang.org/bf54439b64b66f855a46

main.dart

import 'dart:io';
import 'dart:async';

Future main() async {
  // List the contents of the system temp directory.
  await for(FileSystemEntity entity in Directory.systemTemp.list()) {
    FileSystemEntityType type = await FileSystemEntity.type(entity.path);
    // Get the type of the FileSystemEntity
    print('$type: ${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/bf54439b64b66f855a46
environment:
  sdk: '>=1.11.0 <2.0.0'