Variables (attributes)
Here are all attributes of files and directories.
Access
| name | type |
|---|---|
| access | time |
Time of last access to a file or a directory.
Archive
| name | type |
|---|---|
| archive | bool |
Attribute archive of a file or a directory.
Change
| name | type |
|---|---|
| change | time |
Inode change time of a file or a directory.
If certain operating system does not use this metadata property, then last modification time is returned instead.
Compressed
| name | type |
|---|---|
| compressed | bool |
Attribute compressed of a file or a directory.
Creation
| name | type |
|---|---|
| creation | time |
Creation time of a file or a directory.
If certain operating system does not support this metadata property, then last modification time is returned instead.
Depth
| name | type |
|---|---|
| depth | number |
This value describes how deep certain file or directory lies in the file system.
Elements 'a.txt', and 'c:/' have depth 0.
Elements 'a/b/c.txt', 'c:/e/f.png' and 'i/j/k///' have depth 2.
Value '.' means current working location, so it has depth -1.
Double dots decrement the depth, so the directory '../../../dirname' has depth -3.
Duration
| name | type |
|---|---|
| duration | period |
Get duration of this file using FFmpeg.
Works only for videos.
Drive
| name | type |
|---|---|
| drive | string |
Disk drive from path to current element.
This value is either an empty string (for wrong ) or a string consisting of two characters.
The first character is a lowercase letter, while the second one is a colon.
If certain operating system does not support drive letters, then this value is always empty string.
Empty
| name | type |
|---|---|
| empty | bool |
This variable returns value true if and only if current element exists in the file system and is empty.
Encrypted
| name | type |
|---|---|
| encrypted | bool |
Attribute encrypted of a file or a directory.
Exists
| name | type |
|---|---|
| exists | bool |
A boolean value that indicates whether current element exists in the file system (no matter if it is a file or a directory).
Extension
| name | type |
|---|---|
| extension | string |
Extension of a file or empty string (if current element is a directory).
Extension is always expressed in lowercase letters. If certain file name contains multiple extensions, returned is the last one.
Full Name
| name | type |
|---|---|
| fullname | string |
Name of a file including its extension or simply name of a directory.
Height
| name | type |
|---|---|
| height | number |
Get height of this file using FFmpeg.
Works only for images and videos.
Improper elements have NaN height.
Hidden
| name | type |
|---|---|
| hidden | bool |
Attribute hidden of a file or a directory.
Is Directory
| name | type |
|---|---|
| isdirectory | bool |
A boolean value that indicates whether current element is a directory.
If current element does not exist in the file system and would be allowed as a name of directory, then returned is alleged value based on occurence of an extension.
Is File
| name | type |
|---|---|
| isfile | bool |
A boolean value that indicates whether current element is a file.
If current element does not exist in the file system and would be allowed as a name of directory, then returned is alleged value based on occurence of an extension.
Is Image
| name | type |
|---|---|
| isimage | bool |
Use FFmpeg to check whether this file is an image. Returns false if this element is a directory, does not exist or in case of errors.
Mutually exclusive with isVideo.
Is Video
| name | type |
|---|---|
| isvideo | bool |
Use FFmpeg to check whether this file is a video. Returns false if this element is a directory, does not exist or in case of errors.
Mutually exclusive with isImage.
Lifetime
| name | type |
|---|---|
| lifetime | period |
Difference between current moment and creation time or last modification time of an element (depending on which one is older).
Modification
| name | type |
|---|---|
| modification | time |
Last modification time of a file or a directory.
Name
| name | type |
|---|---|
| name | string |
Name of a file without its extension. If current element is a directory, then returned is simply its name as they never have extensions.
Path
| name | type |
|---|---|
| path | string |
Absolute path to current element.
Parent
| name | type |
|---|---|
| parent | string |
Parent directory of path to current element. This either an absolute path or an empty string (wrong value).
Read-only
| name | type |
|---|---|
| readonly | bool |
Attribute read-only of a file or a directory.
Size
| name | type |
|---|---|
| size | number |
Size of a file or a directory is expressed as a number of bytes. Nonexistent elements have NaN size.
Width
| name | type |
|---|---|
| width | number |
Get width of this file using FFmpeg. Works only for images and videos. Improper elements have NaN width.