Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The FileEntrySync interface of the File System API represents a file in a file system. It lets you write content to a file.
Inherits from: EntrySync
This document was last updated on March 2, 2012 and follows the W3C Specifications (Working Draft) drafted on April 19, 2011.
This specification is more or less abandoned as it didn't get significant traction among browser makers.
To write content to file, create a FileWriter object by calling createWriter().
FileWriterSync
createWriter ()
raises (FileException); |
File file () raises (FileException); |
Creates a new FileWriter associated with the file that the FileEntry represents.
void createWriter ( ) raises (FileException);
None.
A FileWriterSync object.
This method can raise a FileException with the following codes:
| Exception | Description |
|---|---|
NOT_FOUND_ERR | The file does not exist. |
INVALID_STATE_ERR | The file is no longer valid for some reason other than it having been deleted. |
Returns a File that represents the current state of the file that this FileEntry represents.
void file ( ) raises (FileException);
None.
A File object.
This method can raise a FileException with the following codes:
| Exception | Description |
|---|---|
NOT_FOUND_ERR | The file does not exist. |
INVALID_STATE_ERR | The file is no longer valid for some reason other than it having been deleted. |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
FileEntrySync |
13 |
79 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
37 |
18 |
No |
No |
No |
1.0 |
Specification:File API: Directories and System SpecificationWD
Reference: File System API
Introduction: Basic Concepts About the File System API
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileEntrySync