MTA:Eir/FileSystem/translator/exists - Revision history

Quiret at 23:22, 16 January 2022

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	local fileName = "someFile.txt";		local fileName = "someFile.txt";

	if not ( resRoot.exists( fileName ) ) then		if not ( resRoot:exists( fileName ) ) then
	local fileHandle = resRoot.open( fileName, "wb+" );		local fileHandle = resRoot:open( fileName, "wb+" );

	-- Write our watermark!		-- Write our watermark!
	fileHandle.write( "this file is legit." );		fileHandle:write( "this file is legit." );
	end		end
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Quiret at 23:21, 16 January 2022

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	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
	<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">		<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
	bool translator.exists ( string filePath )		bool translator:exists ( string filePath )
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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__NOTOC__
This function checks whether a specified file exists on a MTA:Eir FileSystem translator.

==Syntax==
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
bool translator.exists ( string filePath )
</syntaxhighlight>

==Arguments==
*'''filePath:''' the path to the file that should exist

==Returns==
This function returns '''true''' if the given path points to a valid file instance on a FileSystem, '''false''' otherwise.

==Example==
<section name="Client" class="client" show="true">
This snippet checks whether a file exists on the client. Otherwise, the file is created.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua">
-- Attempt to get a link to our resource directory.
local resRoot = fileCreateTranslator( "/" );

if not ( resRoot ) then
outputDebugString( "could not link the resource instance directory" );
return false;
end

-- Check file existence.
local fileName = "someFile.txt";

if not ( resRoot.exists( fileName ) ) then
local fileHandle = resRoot.open( fileName, "wb+" );

-- Write our watermark!
fileHandle.write( "this file is legit." );
end
</syntaxhighlight>
</section>
{{:MTA:Eir/FileSystem/translator/functions}}

{{:MTA:Eir/FileSystem/file/functions}}

MTA:Eir/FileSystem/translator/exists - Revision history

Quiret at 23:22, 16 January 2022

Quiret at 23:21, 16 January 2022

The GTA: Created page with "__NOTOC__ This function checks whether a specified file exists on a MTA:Eir FileSystem translator. ==Syntax== bool translator.exists ( string filePath ) ..."

The GTA: Created page with "NOTOC This function checks whether a specified file exists on a MTA:Eir FileSystem translator. ==Syntax== bool translator.exists ( string filePath ) ..."