import ballerina/file;
import ballerina/io;
public function main() returns error? {
// Creates a new directory with any non-existent parents.
string dirPath = check file:joinPath("foo", "bar");
check file:createDir(dirPath, file:RECURSIVE);
io:println("The " + dirPath + " directory created successfully.");
// Checks whether the directory of the provided path exists.
boolean dirExists = check file:test("foo", file:EXISTS);
io:println("Is foo directory exist: ", dirExists.toString());
// Copies the directory with another name.
check file:copy(dirPath, "test", file:REPLACE_EXISTING);
io:println("The " + dirPath + " directory copied successfully.");
// Renames the directory to another new name.
check file:rename("foo", "test1");
io:println("The foo directory renamed successfully.");
// Gets the list of files/directories in the given directory.
file:MetaData[] readDirResults = check file:readDir("test1");
io:println("Directory path: ", readDirResults[0].absPath);
io:println("Directory size: ", readDirResults[0].size.toString());
io:println("Is directory: ", readDirResults[0].dir.toString());
io:println("Modified at ", readDirResults[0].modifiedTime.toString());
// Removes the directory in the specified file path.
check file:remove("test");
// Removes the directory in the specified file path with all its children.
check file:remove("test1", file:RECURSIVE);
io:println("Directories removed successfully.");
}
DirectoriesThe Ballerina File API contains functions to perform directory operations. |
import ballerina/file;
import ballerina/io;
public function main() returns error? {
string dirPath = check file:joinPath("foo", "bar");
check file:createDir(dirPath, file:RECURSIVE);
io:println("The " + dirPath + " directory created successfully.");
Creates a new directory with any non-existent parents.
boolean dirExists = check file:test("foo", file:EXISTS);
io:println("Is foo directory exist: ", dirExists.toString());
Checks whether the directory of the provided path exists.
check file:copy(dirPath, "test", file:REPLACE_EXISTING);
io:println("The " + dirPath + " directory copied successfully.");
Copies the directory with another name.
check file:rename("foo", "test1");
io:println("The foo directory renamed successfully.");
Renames the directory to another new name.
file:MetaData[] readDirResults = check file:readDir("test1");
io:println("Directory path: ", readDirResults[0].absPath);
io:println("Directory size: ", readDirResults[0].size.toString());
io:println("Is directory: ", readDirResults[0].dir.toString());
io:println("Modified at ", readDirResults[0].modifiedTime.toString());
Gets the list of files/directories in the given directory.
check file:remove("test");
Removes the directory in the specified file path.
check file:remove("test1", file:RECURSIVE);
io:println("Directories removed successfully.");
}
Removes the directory in the specified file path with all its children.
bal run directories.bal
The foo/bar directory created successfully.
Is foo directory exist: true
The foo/bar directory copied successfully.
The foo directory renamed successfully.
Directory path: /A/B/C/test1/bar
Directory size: 64
Is directory: true
Modified at 1621859440 0.871000000
Directories removed successfully.