Description
An alias in the file system
- Plural name:
- aliases
- Defined in:
- Inherits from:
Properties
- class_ (r/o) typeClass -- The class of the object.
- properties record -- All of the object's properties.
- busyStatus (r/o) boolean -- Is the disk item busy?
- container (r/o) diskItem -- the folder or disk which has this disk item as an element
- creationDate (r/o) date -- the date on which the disk item was created
- displayedName (r/o) unicodeText -- the name of the disk item as displayed in the User Interface
- id_ (r/o) unicodeText -- the unique ID of the disk item
- modificationDate date -- the date on which the disk item was last modified
- name unicodeText -- the name of the disk item
- nameExtension (r/o) unicodeText -- the extension portion of the name
- packageFolder (r/o) boolean -- Is the disk item a package?
- path (r/o) unicodeText -- the file system path of the disk item
- physicalSize (r/o) doubleInteger -- the actual space used by the disk item on disk
- POSIXPath (r/o) unicodeText -- the POSIX file system path of the disk item
- size (r/o) doubleInteger -- the logical size of the disk item
- URL (r/o) unicodeText -- the URL of the disk item
- visible boolean -- Is the disk item visible?
- volume (r/o) unicodeText -- the volume on which the disk item resides
- creatorType unicodeText -- the OSType identifying the application that created the alias
- fileType unicodeText -- the OSType identifying the type of data contained in the alias
- kind (r/o) unicodeText -- The kind of alias, as shown in Finder
- productVersion (r/o) unicodeText -- the version of the product (visible at the top of the "Get Info" window)
- shortVersion (r/o) unicodeText -- the short version of the application bundle referenced by the alias
- stationery boolean -- Is the alias a stationery pad?
- typeIdentifier (r/o) unicodeText -- The type identifier of the alias
- version_ (r/o) unicodeText -- the version of the application bundle referenced by the alias (visible at the bottom of the "Get Info" window)
Elements
- aliases -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- diskItems -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- files -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- filePackages -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- folders -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
- items -- by name, index, relative, range, test, id
Notes
- Contained by:
- alias (Disk-Folder-File Suite)
- application (System Events Suite)
- applicationProcess (Processes Suite)
- deskAccessoryProcess (Processes Suite)
- desktop (Desktop Suite)
- disk (Disk-Folder-File Suite)
- filePackage (Disk-Folder-File Suite)
- folder (Disk-Folder-File Suite)
- insertionPreference (CD and DVD Preferences Suite)
- process (Processes Suite)
- screenSaver (Screen Saver Suite)
- user (Accounts Suite)