xpcom/io/nsIDirectoryEnumerator.idl

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     1.4 +/* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */ 
     1.5 +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
     1.6 + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
     1.7 + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
     1.8 +
     1.9 +#include "nsISupports.idl"
    1.10 +
    1.11 +interface nsIFile;
    1.12 +
    1.13 +/**
    1.14 + * This interface provides a means for enumerating the contents of a directory.
    1.15 + * It is similar to nsISimpleEnumerator except the retrieved entries are QI'ed 
    1.16 + * to nsIFile, and there is a mechanism for closing the directory when the 
    1.17 + * enumeration is complete.
    1.18 + */
    1.19 +[scriptable, uuid(31f7f4ae-6916-4f2d-a81e-926a4e3022ee)]
    1.20 +interface nsIDirectoryEnumerator : nsISupports
    1.21 +{
    1.22 +  /**
    1.23 +   * Retrieves the next file in the sequence. The "nextFile" element is the 
    1.24 +   * first element upon the first call. This attribute is null if there is no 
    1.25 +   * next element.
    1.26 +   */
    1.27 +  readonly attribute nsIFile nextFile;
    1.28 +
    1.29 +  /**
    1.30 +   * Closes the directory being enumerated, releasing the system resource.
    1.31 +   * @throws NS_OK if the call succeeded and the directory was closed.
    1.32 +   *         NS_ERROR_FAILURE if the directory close failed. 
    1.33 +   *         It is safe to call this function many times. 
    1.34 +   */
    1.35 +  void close();
    1.36 +};
    1.37 +

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