FileScrewdriver extension

provides extensions for File

on

• File

Properties

isEmpty → Future<bool>

Returns a Future containing a bool indicating whether this file is empty or not.

no setter

isEmptySync → bool

Returns true if this file is empty

no setter

Methods

appendBytes(List<int> value) → Future<void>

Appends value bytes at the end of the file.

appendBytesSync(List<int> value) → Future<void>

Appends value bytes at the end of the file.

appendFrom(File file) → Future<void>

Appends content of file at the end of this file.

appendFromSync(File file) → void

Appends content of file at the end of this file.

appendString(String value, {Encoding encoding = utf8}) → Future<void>

Appends value string at the end of the file using provided encoding.

appendStringLine(String value, {Encoding encoding = utf8}) → Future<void>

Appends value string as a new line at the end of the file using provided encoding.

appendStringSync(String value, {Encoding encoding = utf8}) → void

Appends value string at the end of the file using provided encoding.

clear() → Future<void>

Asynchronously flushes all the data in this file leaving it to be empty.

clearSync() → void

Synchronously flushes all the data in this file leaving it to be empty.

copyTo(File other) → Future<void>

Copies content of this to other file.

onDeleted(void block()) → StreamSubscription<FileSystemEvent>

Calls block whenever the this file is deleted. Returns StreamSubscription which allows to cancel the listener.

onModified(void block()) → StreamSubscription<FileSystemEvent>

Calls block whenever the this file is modified. Returns StreamSubscription which allows to cancel the listener.

Operators

operator +(File file) → void

Allows to append content of file to this.

operator <<(String value) → void

operator that allows to append value string at the end of the file using provided UTF-8 encoding.