Class: File

Description:
This class is a wrapper around a number of system-dependant calls to get information about a file.

Data Fields
private	string	_path
private	string	_base

Constructors / Destructor
public	File() Constructor.
public	File(const string& path, const string& base) Constructor setting file name and path.
public	~File()

Methods
public	virtual	void	path(char* path)
public	virtual	void	base(char* base)
public	virtual	string	name() Return the full file name including directory path.
public	virtual	File*	directory()
public	virtual	int	exists() Returns true if the file exists and false otherwise.
public	virtual	bool	directoryExists() Returns true if the directory containing this file exists This is a shortcut for file->directory()->exists(), and saves memory, since this method cleans up the temporary directory object.
public	virtual	int	size() Returns the size of the file in bytes. Returns -1 if the file does not exist or if information is unavailable.
public	virtual	int	age() Returns the age of the file in seconds since its last modification.
public	virtual	int	idleTime() Returns the time in seconds since the last access to the file.
public	virtual	void	makeDirectory(int mode=0777)
public	virtual	Reader*	reader() Returns a data Reader object for input from this file.
public	virtual	Writer*	writer(ios::openmode mode=ios::out|ios::app)
public	static	void	list(set& s, const string& pattern) Returns a list of files matching a template.

Operators