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Chapter 2 - MRJToolkit Reference / The MRJFileUtils Class

Special Folder Constants

When searching for the path for special folders, you must specify the folder that you are looking for using the following constants.

public static final MRJOSType
   kSystemFolderType,                     // = OSType 'macs' 
   kDesktopFolderType,                    // = OSType 'desk' 
   kTrashFolderType,                      // = OSType 'trsh' 
   kWhereToEmptyTrashFolderType,          // = OSType 'empt' 
   kPrintMonitorDocsFolderType,           // = OSType 'prnt' 
   kStartupFolderType,                    // = OSType 'strt' 
   kShutdownFolderType,                   // = OSType 'shdf' 
   kAppleMenuFolderType,                  // = OSType 'amnu' 
   kControlPanelFolderType,               // = OSType 'ctrl' 
   kExtensionFolderType,                  // = OSType 'extn' 
   kFontsFolderType,                      // = OSType 'font' 
   kPreferencesFolderType,                // = OSType 'pref' 
   kTemporaryFolderType,                  // = OSType 'temp' 
   kExtensionDisabledFolderType,          // = OSType 'extD' 
   kControlPanelDisabledFolderType,       // = OSType 'ctrD' 
   kSystemExtensionDisabledFolderType,    // = OSType 'macD' 
   kStartupItemsDisabledFolderType,       // = OSType 'strD' 
   kShutdownItemsDisabledFolderType,      // = OSType 'shdD' 
   kApplicationsFolderType,               // = OSType 'apps' 
   kDocumentsFolderType,                  // = OSType 'docs' 
   kVolumeRootFolderType,                 // = OSType 'root' 
   kChewableItemsFolderType,              // = OSType 'flnt' 
   kApplicationSupportFolderType,         // = OSType 'asup' 
   kTextEncodingsFolderType,              // = OSType 'florintex' 
   kStationeryFolderType,                 // = OSType 'odst' 
   kOpenDocFolderType,                    // = OSType 'odod' 
   kOpenDocShellPlugInsFolderType,        // = OSType 'odsp' 
   kEditorsFolderType,                    // = OSType 'oded' 
   kOpenDocEditorsFolderType,             // = OSType 'florinodf' 
   kOpenDocLibrariesFolderType,           // = OSType 'odlb' 
   kGenEditorsFolderType,                 // = OSType 'florinedi' 
   kHelpFolderType,                       // = OSType 'florinhlp' 
   kInternetPlugInFolderType,             // = OSType 'florinnet' 
   kModemScriptsFolderType,               // = OSType 'florinmod' 
   kPrinterDescriptionFolderType,         // = OSType 'ppdf' 
   kPrinterDriverFolderType,              // = OSType 'florinprd' 
   kScriptingAdditionsFolderType,         // = OSType 'florinscr' 
   kSharedLibrariesFolderType,            // = OSType 'florinlib' 
   kVoicesFolderType,                     // = OSType 'fvoc' 
   kControlStripModulesFolderType,        // = OSType 'sdev' 
   kAssistantsFolderType,                 // = OSType 'astflorin' 
   kUtilitiesFolderType,                  // = OSType 'utiflorin' 
   kAppleExtrasFolderType,                // = OSType 'aexflorin' 
   kContextualMenuItemsFolderType,        // = OSType 'cmnu' 
   kMacOSReadMesFolderType;               // = OSType 'morflorin' 

Constant Descriptions

kSystemFolderType

The System Folder.

kDesktopFolderType

The Desktop folder.

kTrashFolderType

The Trash folder (for single-user systems).

kWhereToEmptyTrashFolderType

The shared Trash folder for networked users.

kPrintMonitorDocsFolderType

The PrintMonitor folder.

kStartupFolderType

The Startup Items folder.

kShutdownFolderType

The Shutdown Items folder.

kAppleMenuFolderType

The Apple Menu folder.

kControlPanelFolderType

The Control Panels folder.

kExtensionFolderType

The Extensions folder.

kFontsFolderType

The Fonts folder.

kPreferencesFolderType

The Preferences folder.

kTemporaryFolderType

The Temporary Items folder. This folder is invisible to the user.

kExtensionDisabledFolderType

The Extensions (Disabled) folder on a particular volume.

kControlPanelDisabledFolderType

The Control Panels (Disabled) folder on a particular volume.

kSystemExtensionDisabledFolderType

The System Extensions (Disabled) folder on a particular volume.

kStartupItemsDisabledFolderType

The Startup Items (Disabled) folder on a particular volume.

kShutdownItemsDisabledFolderType

The Shutdown Items (Disabled) folder on a particular volume.

kApplicationsFolderType

The Applications folder on a particular volume.

kDocumentsFolderType

The Documents folder on a particular volume.

kVolumeRootFolderType

The root folder on a particular volume.

kChewableItemsFolderType

The folder containing items that are deleted upon booting up on a particular volume.

kApplicationSupportFolderType

The Application Support folder that holds third-party items and folders on a particular volume.

kTextEncodingsFolderType

The Text Encodings folder containing text encoding tables on a particular volume.

kStationeryFolderType

The Stationery folder on a particular volume.

kOpenDocFolderType

The OpenDoc root folder on a particular volume.

kOpenDocShellPlugInsFolderType

The OpenDoc Shell Plug-Ins folder in the OpenDoc folder on a particular volume.

kEditorsFolderType

The OpenDoc editors folder in the Mac OS folder on a particular volume.

kOpenDocEditorsFolderType

Specifies OpenDoc subfolder of the Editors folder on a particular volume.

kOpenDocLibrariesFolderType

The OpenDoc Libraries folder on a particular volume.

kGenEditorsFolderType

The General Editors folder at root level of the System folder on a particular volume.

kHelpFolderType

The Help folder currently at root of the System folder on a particular volume.

kInternetPlugInFolderType

The Internet Plug-Ins folder for browsers on a particular volume.

kModemScriptsFolderType

The Modem Scripts folder on a particular volume.

kPrinterDescriptionFolderType

The Printer Descriptions folder for printer descriptions on a particular volume.

kPrinterDriverFolderType

Specifies new folder at root of the System folder for printer drivers on a particular volume.

kScriptingAdditionsFolderType

The Scripting Additions folder at the root of the System folder on a particular volume.

kSharedLibrariesFolderType

The Shared Libraries folder (containing general shared libraries) on a particular volume.

kVoicesFolderType

The Voices folder (containing MacinTalk text-to-speech voices) on a particular volume.

kControlStripModulesFolderType

The Control Strip Modules folder on a particular volume.

kAssistantsFolderType

The Assistants folder (containing, for example, MacOS Setup Assistant) on a particular volume.

kUtilitiesFolderType

The Utilities folder on a particular volume.

kAppleExtrasFolderType

The Apple Extras folder on a particular volume.

kContextualMenuItemsFolderType

The Contextual Menu Items folder on a particular volume.

kMacOSReadMesFolderType

The Read Mes, Etc folder on a particular volume.

Some of the folders may be absent due to differences in system software versions or system configuration.