Inside Macintosh: Programming With MRJToolkit /

Chapter 2 - MRJToolkit Reference / The MRJFileUtils Class

Methods /

getFileType

Gets the file type of an existing Mac OS file.

public static final MRJOSType getFileType (
                     File file) 
                     throws IOException;

file

The file whose file type you want to obtain.

method result

The 4-byte file type of the file.

DISCUSSION

On the Mac OS platform, a file type is a 4-byte character constant that identifies the type of file to the Finder (for example, 'TEXT' for a text file, or 'APPL' for an application). This method throws IOException if the desired file cannot be found.

SEE ALSO

The setFileTypeAndCreator method (page 37).

The setFileType method (page 38).

The "Finder Interface" chapter in Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Toolbox Essentials for information about file types.