Entry.h File Reference

Provides the BEntry class and entry_ref implementations. More...

Classes
class	BEntry
	A location in the filesystem. More...
struct	entry_ref
	A filesystem entry represented as a name in a concrete directory. More...

Functions
status_t	get_ref_for_path (const char *path, entry_ref *ref)
	Returns an entry_ref for a given path.
bool	operator< (const entry_ref &a, const entry_ref &b)
	Returns whether an entry is less than another.

Detailed Description

Provides the BEntry class and entry_ref implementations.

Function Documentation

get_ref_for_path()

status_t get_ref_for_path	(	const char *	path,
		entry_ref *	ref
	)

Returns an entry_ref for a given path.

Parameters

path	The path name referring to the entry.
ref	The entry_ref structure to be filled in.

Returns

A status code.

Return values

B_OK	Everything went fine.
B_BAD_VALUE	NULL path or ref.
B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND	A (non-leaf) path component does not exist.
B_NO_MEMORY	Insufficient memory for successful completion.

Since

BeOS R4

operator<()

bool operator<	(	const entry_ref &	a,
		const entry_ref &	b
	)

Returns whether an entry is less than another.

The components are compared in order device, directory, name. A NULL name is less than any non-NULL name.

Return values

true	a < b
false	a >= b

Since

Haiku R1