ifPath

Name	Description
roPath	The roPath component provides developers an easy way to create valid file system paths

Supported methods

Change(path as String) as Boolean

Description

Modifies or changes the current path via the specified relative or absolute path.

Name	Return Type	Parameters	Return Value	Description
Change	Boolean	${changeparamTable}	Returns true if the resulting path is valid, otherwise false

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
path	String	The new relative or absolute file system path to be used.

Return Value

A flag indicating whether the path was successfully changed.

IsValid() as Boolean

Description

Checks whether the current path is valid (the path is correctly formed). This does not check whether the file actually exists.

Return Value

A flag indicating whether the current path is valid.

Split() as Object

Description

Returns an roAssociativeArray containing keys for the parent directories, extensions, and file name in the file path.

Return Value

An roAssociativeArray that contains the following keys:

Name	Type	Description
basename	String	The filename, without parent directories or extension.
extension	String	The filename, with extension, without parent directories.
filename	String	The filename.
parent	String	The parent directory, or empty if in a root directory.
phy	String	The PHY volume.

Example (Brightscript Debugger Interactive Shell)

> mypath = CreateObject("roPath", "pkg:/source/appMain.brs")
> ? myPath.Split()
parent: pkg:/source/
extension: .brs
phy: pkg:
basename: appMain
filename: appMain.brs