directoryContents(atPath:)
Returns the directories and files (including symbolic links) contained in a given directory.
Declaration
func directoryContents(atPath path: String) -> [Any]?Parameters
- path:
A path to a directory.
Return Value
An array of NSString objects identifying the directories and files (including symbolic links) contained in path. Returns an empty array if the directory exists but has no contents. Returns nil if the directory specified at path does not exist or there is some other error accessing it.
Discussion
The search is shallow, and therefore does not return the contents of any subdirectories and does not traverse symbolic links in the specified directory. This returned array does not contain strings for the current directory (”.”), parent directory (”..”), or resource forks (begin with “._”).
Special Considerations
Because this method does not return error information, it has been deprecated as of OS X v10.5. Use contentsOfDirectory(atPath:) instead.
See Also
Related Documentation
currentDirectoryPathfileExists(atPath:isDirectory:)subpaths(atPath:)contentsOfDirectory(atPath:)enumerator(atPath:)
Deprecated Methods
changeFileAttributes(_:atPath:)fileAttributes(atPath:traverseLink:)fileSystemAttributes(atPath:)createDirectory(atPath:attributes:)createSymbolicLink(atPath:pathContent:)pathContentOfSymbolicLink(atPath:)fileManager(_:shouldProceedAfterError:)fileManager(_:willProcessPath:)replaceItemAtURL(originalItemURL:withItemAtURL:backupItemName:options:)