Represents entries in a file system, each of which may be the FileEntry or the DirectoryEntry object.
The attributes of the Entry object are listed below:
| Attribute | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
| filesystem | The file system on which the entry resides. | Filesystem |
| fullPath | The full absolute path from the root to the entry. | string |
| isDirectory | Entry is a directory. | boolean |
| isFile | Entry is a file. | boolean |
| name | The name of the entry, excluding the path leading to it. | DOMString |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| copyTo | Copies an entry to a different location on the file system. |
| getMetadata | Looks up metadata about the entry. |
| getParent | Looks up the parent directory entry containing the given entry. |
| moveTo | Moves an entry to a different location on the file system. |
| remove | Deletes a file or a directory. It is an error to attempt to delete a directory that is not empty or the root directory of a filesystem. |
| toURL | Returns an URL that can be used to identify this entry. |