FileEntrySync
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
About this document
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.
Basic concepts
To write content to file, create a FileWriter object by calling createWriter()
.
Method overview
Methods
createWriter()
Creates a new FileWriter
associated with the file that the FileEntry
represents.
void createWriter (
) raises (FileException);
Parameter
None.
Returns
A FileWriterSync
object.
Exceptions
This method can raise a FileException with the following codes:
file()
Returns a File that represents the current state of the file that this FileEntry
represents.
void file (
) raises (FileException);
Parameter
None.
Returns
A File
object.
Exceptions
This method can raise a FileException with the following codes:
Browser compatibility
|
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 |
See also