pathContentOfSymbolicLink(atPath:)

Declaration

func pathContentOfSymbolicLink(atPath path: String) -> String?

Parameters

• path:

  The path of a symbolic link.

Return Value

The path of the directory or file to which the symbolic link path refers, or nil upon failure. If the symbolic link is specified as a relative path, that relative path is returned.

Discussion

Because this method does not return error information, it has been deprecated as of OS X v10.5. Use destinationOfSymbolicLink(atPath:) instead.

See Also

Related Documentation

• destinationOfSymbolicLink(atPath:)
• createSymbolicLink(atPath:withDestinationPath:)

Deprecated Methods

• changeFileAttributes(_:atPath:)
• fileAttributes(atPath:traverseLink:)
• fileSystemAttributes(atPath:)
• directoryContents(atPath:)
• createDirectory(atPath:attributes:)
• createSymbolicLink(atPath:pathContent:)
• fileManager(_:shouldProceedAfterError:)
• fileManager(_:willProcessPath:)
• replaceItemAtURL(originalItemURL:withItemAtURL:backupItemName:options:)