sys.fsentry()

sys.fsentry(entry)function

Get a filesystem entry by name or fullpath.

Parameters

entry

A string representing a filesystem entry name (ie a file name, or a folder name)

Return value

Returns a File or Directory instance that represents the filesystem entry. If the entry doesn't exists, it returns nil.

Example


--! luart-extensions
import console

local name = console.readln("Enter an entry name : ")
local entry = sys.fsentry(name)
if not entry then
  print("'"..name.."'".." doesn't exists !")
else
  print("'"..name.."'".." is a "..type(entry))
end