Re: [Sc-devel] File-extension

[Till Bovermann <tboverma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey,

I realized that there are already methods
PathName:isFolder
PathName:isFile

doing pretty much the same... pretty much faster... (hmpf.)

sooo.... I think, I drop this.

regards
Till

On 30.11.2007, at 14:42, Dan Stowell wrote:

> I agree - despite Marije's suggestion I think "existsAs" is extra
> length without a particularly strong justfication. I'd vote for Till's
> original method names.
>
> Dan
>
> 2007/11/30, ronald kuivila <rkuivila@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > Hi Till,
> >
> > How about "isDirectory" instead of "existsAsDirectory"?
> > That conforms with isNil, isNumber, etc and is less typing.
> >
> > RJK
> > 'On Nov 30, 2007, at 6:17 AM, Till Bovermann wrote:
> >
> > > On 27.11.2007, at 22:22, nescivi wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Monday 26 November 2007 11:16:37 Till Bovermann wrote:
> > > > > Hey List,
> > > > >
> > > > > unsure where to put these (probably useful) extensions to file:
> > > > >
> > > > > + File {
> > > > >     *isRegularFile { arg pathName;
> > > > >             ^("test -f %".format(pathName.escapeChar 
> > > > > ($ )).systemCmd == 0)
> > > > >     }
> > > > >     *isDirectory  { arg pathName;
> > > > >             ^("test -d %".format(pathName.escapeChar 
> > > > > ($ )).systemCmd == 0)
> > > > >     }
> > > > >     *isRTFD {arg pathName;
> > > > >             ^((pathName.splitext.last == "rtfd") &&  
> > > > > {this.isDirectory
> > > > > (pathName)})
> > > > >     }
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Any Idea? std-distro / common quark, etc?
> > > >
> > > > there are similar functions in PathName.
> > > > Any reason not to include them there?
> > >
> > > ok for me.
> > >
> > > > Also, I'd rename them to contain something like "exist", since
> > > > they test
> > > > whether the directories or files exist and are what they seem they
> > > > are.
> > >
> > > PathName:existsAsRegularFile
> > > PathName:existsAsDirectory
> > > PathName:existsAsRTFD
> > >
> > > ???
> > >
> > > > And why only testing for RTFD? and not have functions for other
> > > > extensions?
> > > > Why not make a general hasExtension method?
> > >
> > > sure this would make sense... I just did not need it for now. RTFD
> > > is some sort of a strange file format... since it actually is not a
> > > file but a well-structured directory...
> > >
> > > <- Till
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