listDirContent
Description
It takes a directory location and list every file or sub-directory in that directory.
The list consists of an array of strings where each element is the name of the file/sub-directory.
| Parameter List | Returns | Rejection Errors |
|---|---|---|
| Promise<string || Array> | |
| Related Functions | Function Signature | |
function listDirContent(dirLocation[, tuple]): Promise<string || Array> | ||
Examples
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import { listDirContent } from "puddy-m/lib/fileFunctions";
// Let's suppose that inside the foo directory, there is a file called bar.txt and fizz.txt
// The function bellow will resolve an array ['bar.txt', 'fizz.txt']
listDirContent("foo").then((contents) => console.log(contents)); // prints ['bar.txt', 'fizz.txt']1
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import { listDirContent } from "puddy-m/lib/fileFunctions";
// Suppose the following tree structure in your file system
// -foo
// --bar.txt
// --fiz.txt
// -another
// --dir
// ---sample.txt
listDirContent("foo", [])
.then((tuple) => listDirContent("another/dir", tuple))
.then(([firstDirContent, secondDirContent]) => {
console.log(firstDirContent);
console.log(secondDirContent);
}); // prints ['bar.txt', 'fizz.txt'] [sample.txt]