NSFileManager Class
Definition
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An abstraction over the underlying file system that allows for common file discovery and manipulation actions.
[Foundation.Register("NSFileManager", true)]
public class NSFileManager : Foundation.NSObject[Foundation.Register("NSFileManager", true)]
[ObjCRuntime.Introduced(ObjCRuntime.PlatformName.MacOSX, 10, 8, ObjCRuntime.PlatformArchitecture.All, null)]
[ObjCRuntime.Introduced(ObjCRuntime.PlatformName.iOS, 11, 0, ObjCRuntime.PlatformArchitecture.All, null)]
[ObjCRuntime.Unavailable(ObjCRuntime.PlatformName.WatchOS, ObjCRuntime.PlatformArchitecture.All, null)]
[ObjCRuntime.Unavailable(ObjCRuntime.PlatformName.TvOS, ObjCRuntime.PlatformArchitecture.All, null)]
public class NSFileManager : Foundation.NSObjecttype NSFileManager = class
inherit NSObject- Inheritance
- Attributes
Constructors
| NSFileManager() |
Default constructor that initializes a new instance of this class with no parameters. |
| NSFileManager(IntPtr) |
A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime. |
| NSFileManager(NSObjectFlag) |
Constructor to call on derived classes to skip initialization and merely allocate the object. |
Properties
| AppendOnly |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileAppendOnly |
| Busy |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileBusy |
| Class | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| ClassHandle |
The handle for this class. |
| CreationDate |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileCreationDate |
| CurrentDirectory | |
| DebugDescription |
A developer-meaningful description of this object. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DefaultManager |
Static reference to the singleton NSFileManager. |
| Delegate |
An instance of the Foundation.INSFileManagerDelegate model class which acts as the class delegate. |
| Description |
Description of the object, the Objective-C version of ToString. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DeviceIdentifier |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileDeviceIdentifier |
| ExtensionHidden |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileExtensionHidden |
| FileProtectionComplete |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileProtectionComplete |
| FileProtectionCompleteUnlessOpen |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileProtectionCompleteUnlessOpen |
| FileProtectionCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileProtectionCompleteUntilFirstUserAuthentication |
| FileProtectionKey |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileProtectionKey |
| FileProtectionNone |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileProtectionNone |
| GroupOwnerAccountID |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileGroupOwnerAccountID |
| GroupOwnerAccountName |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileGroupOwnerAccountName |
| Handle |
Handle (pointer) to the unmanaged object representation. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| HfsCreatorCode |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileHFSCreatorCode |
| HfsTypeCode |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileHFSTypeCode |
| Immutable |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileImmutable |
| IsDirectBinding | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| IsProxy | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| ModificationDate |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileModificationDate |
| NSFileType |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileType |
| OwnerAccountID |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileOwnerAccountID |
| OwnerAccountName |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileOwnerAccountName |
| PosixPermissions |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFilePosixPermissions |
| ReferenceCount |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileReferenceCount |
| RetainCount |
Returns the current Objective-C retain count for the object. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Self | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Size |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileSize |
| Superclass | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SuperHandle |
Handle used to represent the methods in the base class for this NSObject. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SystemFileNumber |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileSystemFileNumber |
| SystemFreeNodes |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileSystemFreeNodes |
| SystemFreeSize |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileSystemFreeSize |
| SystemNodes |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileSystemNodes |
| SystemNumber |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileSystemNumber |
| SystemSize |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileSystemSize |
| TypeBlockSpecial |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileTypeBlockSpecial |
| TypeCharacterSpecial |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileTypeCharacterSpecial |
| TypeDirectory |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileTypeDirectory |
| TypeRegular |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileTypeRegular |
| TypeSocket |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileTypeSocket |
| TypeSymbolicLink |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileTypeSymbolicLink |
| TypeUnknown |
Represents the value associated with the constant NSFileTypeUnknown |
| UbiquityIdentityDidChangeNotification |
Notification constant for UbiquityIdentityDidChange |
| UbiquityIdentityToken |
An opaque token that represents the current iCloud identity. |
| WeakDelegate |
An object that can respond to the delegate protocol for this type |
| Zone | (Inherited from NSObject) |
Methods
| AddObserver(NSObject, NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr) |
Registers an object for being observed externally (using NSString keyPath). Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| AddObserver(NSObject, String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr) |
Registers an object for being observed externally (using string keyPath). Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| AddObserver(NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>) |
Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| AddObserver(String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>) |
Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| AwakeFromNib() |
Called after the object has been loaded from the nib file. Overriders must call base.AwakeFromNib(). (Inherited from NSObject) |
| BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject) |
Invokes asynchrously the specified code on the main UI thread. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Bind(NSString, NSObject, String, NSDictionary) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Bind(String, NSObject, String, NSDictionary) |
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
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| BindingInfo(String) |
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
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| BindingOptionDescriptions(String) |
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
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| BindingValueClass(String) |
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
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| ChangeCurrentDirectory(String) |
Attepts to switch the current directory to the specified path, returns success or failure. |
| CommitEditing() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| CommitEditing(NSObject, Selector, IntPtr) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| ComponentsToDisplay(String) | |
| ConformsToProtocol(IntPtr) |
Invoked to determine if this object implements the specified protocol. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Contents(String) | |
| ContentsEqual(String, String) |
Whether the files at the two specified paths have the same contents. |
| Copy() |
Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Copy(NSUrl, NSUrl, NSError) |
Attempts to copy the data from the srcUrl to the dstUrl, returning success or failure and encoding error (if any) in error. |
| Copy(String, String, NSError) |
Creates a copy of this object, allocating memory from the specified zone or from the default zone if the argument is null. |
| CreateDirectory(NSUrl, Boolean, NSDictionary, NSError) |
Attemps to create the specified directory, returning success or failure. |
| CreateDirectory(String, Boolean, NSDictionary, NSError) | |
| CreateDirectory(String, Boolean, NSFileAttributes) | |
| CreateDirectory(String, Boolean, NSFileAttributes, NSError) | |
| CreateFile(String, NSData, NSDictionary) |
Attempts to create the specified file, with the specified data and attributes, returning success or failure. |
| CreateFile(String, NSData, NSFileAttributes) | |
| CreateSymbolicLink(NSUrl, NSUrl, NSError) |
Attempts to create the specified symbolic link, returning success or failure, and encoding error (if any) in error. |
| CreateSymbolicLink(String, String, NSError) | |
| DangerousAutorelease() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DangerousRelease() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DangerousRetain() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DidChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString) |
Indicates a change occurred to the indexes for a to-many relationship. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DidChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DidChangeValue(String) |
Indicates that a change occurred on the specified key. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| DisplayName(String) |
The display name for the file at the specified path. |
| Dispose() |
Releases the resources used by the NSObject object. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Dispose(Boolean) |
Releases the resources used by the NSFileManager object. |
| DoesNotRecognizeSelector(Selector) |
Indicates that this object does not recognize the specified selector. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Equals(NSObject) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Equals(Object) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| EvictUbiquitous(NSUrl, NSError) |
Removes the local copy of the specified cloud-based item, returning success or failure. |
| ExposedBindings() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| FileExists(String) |
Whether the specified file exists. |
| FileExists(String, Boolean) | |
| FromAuthorization(NSWorkspaceAuthorization) | |
| GetAttributes(String) | |
| GetAttributes(String, NSError) | |
| GetBindingInfo(NSString) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| GetBindingOptionDescriptions(NSString) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| GetBindingValueClass(NSString) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| GetContainerUrl(String) |
The container directory for the specified security group ientifier. |
| GetCurrentDirectory() |
The program's current directory. |
| GetDictionaryOfValuesFromKeys(NSString[]) |
Retrieves the values of the specified keys. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| GetDirectoryContent(NSUrl, NSArray, NSDirectoryEnumerationOptions, NSError) | |
| GetDirectoryContent(String, NSError) | |
| GetDirectoryContentRecursive(String, NSError) | |
| GetEnumerator(NSUrl, NSString[], NSDirectoryEnumerationOptions, NSEnumerateErrorHandler) | |
| GetEnumerator(String) | |
| GetFileProviderServices(NSUrl, Action<NSDictionary<NSString,NSFileProviderService>,NSError>) | |
| GetFileProviderServicesAsync(NSUrl) | |
| GetFileSystemAttributes(String) |
Returns the file system attributes for a given volume. |
| GetFileSystemAttributes(String, NSError) |
Returns the file system attributes for a given volume. |
| GetHashCode() |
Generates a hash code for the current instance. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| GetMethodForSelector(Selector) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| GetMountedVolumes(NSArray, NSVolumeEnumerationOptions) |
URLs of the mounted volumes on the device. |
| GetMountedVolumes(NSString[], NSVolumeEnumerationOptions) | |
| GetNativeField(String) |
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
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| GetNativeHash() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| GetRelationship(NSUrlRelationship, NSSearchPathDirectory, NSSearchPathDomain, NSUrl, NSError) | |
| GetRelationship(NSUrlRelationship, NSUrl, NSUrl, NSError) | |
| GetSkipBackupAttribute(String) |
Returns the status of the SkipBackup to iCloud attribute is set on the file. |
| GetSkipBackupAttribute(String, NSError) |
Returns the status of the SkipBackup to iCloud attribute is set on the file. |
| GetSymbolicLinkDestination(String, NSError) |
The path to which the symbolic link points. |
| GetUrl(NSSearchPathDirectory, NSSearchPathDomain, NSUrl, Boolean, NSError) |
Locates and optionally creates the specified common directory in a domain. |
| GetUrlForPublishingUbiquitousItem(NSUrl, NSDate, NSError) |
A URL that can be shared to provide access to a cloud-based item. |
| GetUrlForUbiquityContainer(String) |
The URL for the ubiquity (iCloud) container associated with the specified containerIdentifier. |
| GetUrls(NSSearchPathDirectory, NSSearchPathDomain) |
Returns a list of commonly used directories matching the type of directory and the domain to search for. |
| Init() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| InitializeHandle(IntPtr) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| InitializeHandle(IntPtr, String) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Invoke(Action, Double) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Invoke(Action, TimeSpan) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| InvokeOnMainThread(Action) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| InvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject) |
Invokes synchrously the specified code on the main UI thread. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| IsDeletableFile(String) |
Whether the file at the specified path can be deleted. |
| IsEqual(NSObject) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| IsExecutableFile(String) |
Whether the file at the specified path is executable. |
| IsKindOfClass(Class) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| IsMemberOfClass(Class) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| IsReadableFile(String) |
Whether the file at the specified path is readable. |
| IsUbiquitous(NSUrl) |
Whether the specified item is targeted for storage on iCloud. |
| IsWritableFile(String) |
Whether the file at the specified path is writable. |
| Link(NSUrl, NSUrl, NSError) |
Attempts to create a hard link between the specified NSUrls, returning success or failure and populating the error parameter. |
| Link(String, String, NSError) | |
| MarkDirty() |
Promotes a regular peer object (IsDirectBinding is true) into a toggleref object. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Move(NSUrl, NSUrl, NSError) |
Synchronously attempts to move the file from srcUrl to dstUrl, returning success or failure and setting the error parameter. |
| Move(String, String, NSError) | |
| MutableCopy() |
Creates a mutable copy of the specified NSObject. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) |
Indicates that the value at the specified keyPath relative to this object has changed. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| PerformSelector(Selector) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double) |
Invokes the selector on the current instance and if the |
| PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double, NSString[]) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, NSObject) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean, NSString[]) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| PrepareForInterfaceBuilder() | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Remove(NSUrl, NSError) |
Attempts to remove the item at the specified url, returning success or failure and setting the error parameter. |
| Remove(String, NSError) | |
| RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString) |
Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString, IntPtr) |
Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| RemoveObserver(NSObject, String) |
Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| RemoveObserver(NSObject, String, IntPtr) |
Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Replace(NSUrl, NSUrl, String, NSFileManagerItemReplacementOptions, NSUrl, NSError) |
Attempts to replace the specified originalItem with the newItem, in a manner that does not lose data, returning success or faiure and setting the error parameter. |
| RespondsToSelector(Selector) |
Whether this object recognizes the specified selector. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SetAttributes(NSDictionary, String, NSError) |
Attempts to set the attributes of the file at the specified path, returning success or failure and setting the error parameter. |
| SetAttributes(NSFileAttributes, String) | |
| SetAttributes(NSFileAttributes, String, NSError) | |
| SetNativeField(String, NSObject) |
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
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| SetNilValueForKey(NSString) |
Sets the value of the specified key to null. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SetSkipBackupAttribute(String, Boolean) | |
| SetUbiquitous(Boolean, NSUrl, NSUrl, NSError) |
Attempts to set whether the item at the specified url should be stored in iCloud, returning success or failure and setting the error parameter. |
| SetValueForKey(NSObject, NSString) |
Sets the value of the property specified by the key to the specified value. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SetValueForKeyPath(IntPtr, NSString) |
A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SetValueForKeyPath(NSObject, NSString) |
Sets the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SetValueForUndefinedKey(NSObject, NSString) |
Indicates an attempt to write a value to an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| SetValuesForKeysWithDictionary(NSDictionary) |
Sets the values of this NSObject to those in the specified dictionary. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| StartDownloadingUbiquitous(NSUrl, NSError) |
Attempts to start downloading the specified item from iCloud, returning success or failure and setting the error parameter. |
| Subpaths(String) |
An array of strings representing the paths to all items at the specified path. |
| ToString() |
Returns a string representation of the value of the current instance. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| TrashItem(NSUrl, NSUrl, NSError) | |
| Unbind(NSString) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| Unbind(String) |
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
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| UnmountVolume(NSUrl, NSFileManagerUnmountOptions, Action<NSError>) | |
| UnmountVolumeAsync(NSUrl, NSFileManagerUnmountOptions) | |
| ValueForKey(NSString) |
Returns the value of the property associated with the specified key. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| ValueForKeyPath(NSString) |
Returns the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| ValueForUndefinedKey(NSString) |
Indicates an attempt to read a value of an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| WillChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString) |
Indicates that the values of the specified indices in the specified key are about to change. (Inherited from NSObject) |
| WillChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) | (Inherited from NSObject) |
| WillChangeValue(String) |
Indicates that the value of the specified key is about to change. (Inherited from NSObject) |