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addFileWrapper(_:)

Adds a child file wrapper to the receiver, which must be a directory file wrapper.

Declaration

func addFileWrapper(_ child: FileWrapper) -> String

Parameters

  • child:

    File wrapper to add to the directory.

Return Value

Dictionary key used to store fileWrapper in the directory’s list of file wrappers. The dictionary key is a unique filename, which is the same as the passed-in file wrapper’s preferred filename unless that name is already in use as a key in the directory’s dictionary of children. See Accessing File Wrapper Identities in File System Programming Guide for more information about the file-wrapper list structure.

Discussion

Use this method to add an existing file wrapper as a child of a directory file wrapper. If the file wrapper does not have a preferred filename, set the preferredFilename property to give it one before calling addFileWrapper(_:). To create a new file wrapper and add it to a directory, use the addRegularFile(withContents:preferredFilename:) method.

Special Considerations

This method raises NSInternalInconsistencyException if the receiver is not a directory file wrapper.

This method raises NSInvalidArgumentException if the child file wrapper doesn’t have a preferred name.

See Also

Related Documentation

Accessing File-Wrapper Information