BEntry Summary


Function Summary

Function Description
!= Tests if two BEntry objects refer to different entries
10970: head2: Abstract Entries
17132: head2: Initializing and Traversing
= Initializes an object to refer to the same entry as another
== Tests if two BEntry objects refer to the same entry
Abstract Entries
Constructor and Destructor
Creating a File From an Abstract Entry
Directories are Persistent, Names Are Not
BEntries and Locked Nodes
BEntry
BEntry() Constructor
~BEntry Destructor
Exists() Tests whether the entry exists
File Descriptors
Function Summary
The General Approach.
GetName() Returns the leaf name of the entry
GetParent() Returns the directory in which the entry lives
GetPath() Returns the full pathname of the entry
GetRef() Gets the entry_ref for the object's entry
GetStat() Gets the stat structure for the entry
get_ref_for_path() Returns an entry_ref for the specified pathname
Global C Function
InitCheck() Returns the status of the last initialization
Initializing and Traversing
Member Functions
MoveTo() Moves the entry to a new location
Operators
The Plain-File-Only Approach.
Remove() Removes the entry from the directory
Rename() Moves the entry to a new location
SetTo() Initializes the object to refer to another entry
Subtleties and Details
Talents and Abilities
Traverso Post Facto
Unset() Uninitializes the object
When to Traverse


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