GetInfoForFileApplicationType Method (fullPath, appName, type)

Retrieves information about the specified file.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)getInfoForFile:(NSString *)fullPath application:(NSString **)appName type:(NSString **)type'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public virtual bool GetInfoForFileApplicationType(
	NSString fullPath,
	out NSString appName,
	out NSString type
)

Public Overridable Function GetInfoForFileApplicationType ( _
	fullPath As NSString, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef appName As NSString, _
	<OutAttribute> ByRef type As NSString _
) As Boolean

public:
virtual bool GetInfoForFileApplicationType(
	NSString^ fullPath, 
	[OutAttribute] NSString^% appName, 
	[OutAttribute] NSString^% type
)

Parameters

fullPath (NSString): The full path to the desired file.

appName (NSString%): The application the system would use to open the file.

type (NSString%): On input, a pointer to a string object variable; on return, if the method is successful, this variable contains a string object with the filename extension or encoded HFS file type of the file.

Return Value

YES if the information was retrieved successfully; otherwise, NO if the file could not be found or the application was not associated with the file.

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)