FileSystemFileEntry

The FileSystemFileEntry interface of the File and Directory Entries API represents a file in a file system. It offers properties describing the file's attributes, as well as the file() method, which creates a File object that can be used to read the file.

FileSystemEntry FileSystemFileEntry

Instance properties

Inherits the properties of its parent interface, FileSystemEntry, but has no properties unique to this interface.

Instance methods

createWriter() Deprecated Non-standard

Returns a FileWriter object which can be used to write data into the file represented by the directory entry.

file()

Creates a new File object which can be used to read the file.

Specifications

Specification
File and Directory Entries API
# api-fileentry

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FileSystemFileEntry
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