File Module

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The file module contains extension functions to perform file system related operations, such as listing, reading, or writing files. All functions are preceded by the file: prefix. Some changes might happen to this module, as it is currently aligned with the upcoming <a href="http://expath.org/spec/file">EXPath</a> specification.

file:exists

     Signatures 

      
       file:exists($path as xs:string) as xs:boolean 
     
 

     Summary
Checks if a path exist. 
     Rules
This function checks if a path is already used in the file system. The function returns true if the file or directory pointed by the $path parameter already exists. Otherwise it returns false.

file:is-directory

     Signatures 

      
       file:is-directory($path as xs:string) as xs:boolean 
     
 

     Summary
Checks if a path points to a directory. 
     Rules
This function checks if a path points to a directory. The function returns true if the path points to a directory. Otherwise, it returns false.

file:is-file

     Signatures 

      
       file:is-file($path as xs:string) as xs:boolean 
     
 

     Summary
Checks if a path points to a file. 
     Rules
This function checks if a path points to a file. The function returns true if the path points to a file. Otherwise, it returns false.

file:is-readable

     Signatures 

      
       file:is-readable($path as xs:string) as xs:boolean 
     
 

     Summary
Checks if a file is readable. 
     Rules
This function checks if the file pointed by $path is readable. The function returns true if the file is readable. Otherwise it returns false.

file:is-writable

     Signatures 

      
       file:is-writable($path as xs:string) as xs:boolean 
     
 

     Summary
Checks if a file is writeable. 
     Rules
This function checks if the file pointed by $path is writeable. The function returns true if the file is writeable. Otherwise it returns false.

file:last-modified

     Signatures 

      
       file:last-modified($path as xs:string) as xs:dateTime 
     
 

     Summary
Returns the timestamp of a path. 
     Rules
This function retrieves the timestamp of the last modification of the item pointed by the path provided by the parameter$path.

file:files

     Signatures 

      
       file:files($path as xs:string) as xs:string* 
     
 
      
       file:files($path as xs:string, $recursive as xs:boolean) as xs:string* 
     
 
      
       file:files($path as xs:string, $recursive as xs:boolean, $pattern as xs:string) as xs:string* 
     
 

     Summary
Lists files of a directory. 
     Rules
This function lists all files in a given directory. The special files "." and ".." are never returned.
The optional parameter $recursive indicates whether the search shall recurse in the subdirectories.
The optional parameter $pattern defines a pattern and if it is present, only the files, which names match the given pattern, will be returned.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0003] is raised if files in the given directory cannot be returned.
 
     [FOFL0004] is raised for an invalid file pattern.

file:read

     Signatures 

      
       file:read($path as xs:string) as xs:string 
     
 

     Summary
Reads a file. 
     Rules
This function reads the content of the file pointed by $path and returns it as a string.
The optional parameter $encoding defines the encoding type of the file.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0017] is raised if the provided encoding is not supported.

file:read-binary

     Signatures 

      
       file:read-binary($path as xs:string) as xs:base64Binary 
     
 

     Summary
Reads a binary file. 
     Rules
This function reads the content of the file pointed by $path and returns it as a string.
This function reads the content of the file pointed by $path and returns it in Base64 representation.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0001] is raised if the file cannot be read.

file:size

     Signatures 

      
       file:size($path as xs:string) as xs:integer 
     
 

     Summary
Returns the file size. 
     Rules
This function returns the size, in bytes, of the file pointed by $path.

file:write

     Signatures 

      
       file:write($path as xs:string, $items as xs:item()*, $params as xs:node()*) as empty-sequence() 
     
 
      
       file:write($path as xs:string, $items as xs:item()*, $params as xs:node()*, $append as xs:boolean) as empty-sequence() 
     
 

     Summary
Writes a sequence of items to a file. 
     Rules
This function writes a sequence of items to a file. It either creates a new file, or appends the serialized content to the file pointed by $path.
The $params parameter is used to set the serialization parameters as defined in <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt-xquery-serialization/">XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 Serialization</a>.
If the $append flag is true and the file does not exist, a new one is created.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0002] is raised if the file cannot be written.
 
     [FOFL0008] is raised if the $append flag is false and a file  with the same path already exists.

file:write-binary

     Signatures 

      
       file:write-binary($path as xs:string, $items as xs:base64Binary) as empty-sequence() 
     
 
      
       file:write-binary($path as xs:string, $items as xs:base64Binary, $append as xs:boolean) as empty-sequence() 
     
 

     Summary
Writes a sequence of items to a file. 
     Rules
This function writes binary data into a file. It either creates a new file or appends the content to the file pointed by $path.
If the $append flag is true and the file does not exist, a new one is created.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0002] is raised if the file cannot be written.
 
     [FOFL0008] is raised if the $append flag is false and a file  with the same path already exists.

file:mkdir

     Signatures 

      
       file:mkdir($path as xs:string, $recursive as xs:boolean) as empty-sequence() 
     
 

     Summary
Creates a newwdirectory. 
     Rules
This function creates a directory.
The optional parameter $recursive indicates whether parent directories are to be created recursively.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0008] is raised if a file with the same path already exists in the file system.
 
     [FOFL0011] is raised if the directory in which the new sub-directory is to be created is write protected.
 
     [FOFL0012] is raised if the directory cannot be created for some other reason.

file:delete

     Signatures 

      
       file:delete($path as xs:string) as empty-sequence() 
     
 
      
       file:delete($path as xs:string, $recursive as xs:boolean) as empty-sequence() 
     
 

     Summary
Deletes a file. 
     Rules
This function deletes a file or directory from the file system.
If the optional parameter $recursive is provided, the operation is performed recursively for all sub-directories of the given directory.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0005] is raised if the file/directory pointed by $path is write-protected and cannot be deleted.
 
     [FOFL0006] is raised if the file/directory pointed by $path does not exist.
 
     [FOFL0013] is raised if the file/directory pointed by $path cannot be deleted for some other reason.

file:copy

     Signatures 

      
       file:copy($source as xs:string, $target as xs:string) as empty-sequence() 
     
 
      
       file:copy($source as xs:string, $target as xs:string, $overwrite as xs:boolean) as empty-sequence() 
     
 

     Summary
Copies a file. 
     Rules
This function copies a file specified by $source to $target.
If the optional parameter $overwrite is provided and evaluates to true, the target file, if it exists, will be overwritten.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0006] is raised if the file pointed by $source does not exist.
 
     [FOFL0008]  is raised if the file to be copied already exists in the specified target and the $overwrite parameter is missing or evaluates to false.
 
     [FOFL0016]  is raised if the source file cannot be copied because of some other reason.

file:move

     Signatures 

      
       file:move($source as xs:string, $target as xs:string) as empty-sequence() 
     
 

     Summary
Moves a file. 
     Rules
This function moves/renames the file pointed by $source to $target.
 
     Errors 

     [FOFL0006] is raised if the file pointed by $source does not exist.
 
     [FOFL0008] is raised if a file/directory with the same name already exists in the given target.
 
     [FOFL0009] is raised if the item pointed by $source is a directory.
 
     [FOFL0010] is raised if the file pointed by $source is write-protected and cannot be moved.
 
     [FOFL0014] is raised if the file cannot be moved for some other reason.

file:path-separator

     Signatures 

      
       file:path-separator() as xs:string 
     
 

     Summary
Returns the path separator. 
     Rules
This function returns the path separator used by the operating system.

file:path-to-full-path

     Signatures 

      
       file:path-to-full-path($path as xs:string) as xs:string 
     
 

     Summary
Returns a full path representation. 
     Rules
This function transforms a path into a full operating system path.

file:path-to-uri

     Signatures 

      
       file:path-to-uri($path as xs:string) as xs:string 
     
 

     Summary
Returns a URI representation. 
     Rules
This function transforms a file system path into a URI with the file:// scheme.
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