Hi Rick, On 10/01/2012, at 7:49 PM, Rick C. wrote:
> Just looking for confirmation, I can use NSFileManager isWritableAtPath: if I > want to check if a directory can be written to correct? Or do I have to use > attributesOfItemAtPath:error:? I don't need to change permissions just to > see if it's writable. Thanks! I was of the understanding that Apple's recommendation was just to try the operation you wanted to perform, and handle the error if there is one. This is taken from the NSFileManager header, directly above the isWriteableAtPath: declaration: "The following methods are of limited utility. Attempting to predicate behavior based on the current state of the filesystem or a particular file on the filesystem is encouraging odd behavior in the face of filesystem race conditions. It's far better to attempt an operation (like loading a file or creating a directory) and handle the error gracefully than it is to try to figure out ahead of time whether the operation will succeed." (Sorry for the resend — my original reply only went to Rick, not the entire list) all the best, Tony ---------- Tony Arnold http://thecocoabots.com/ _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
