writablePath

Get writable path for specific location.

string writablePath(StandardPath type, FolderFlag params)
nothrow @safe
string
writablePath
(
StandardPath type
,
FolderFlag params = FolderFlag.none
)
string writablePath(StandardPath type, string subfolder, FolderFlag params)
string writablePath(StandardPath type, FolderFlag params)
string writablePath(StandardPath type, FolderFlag params)
string writablePath(StandardPath type, FolderFlag params)

Parameters

type StandardPath: Location to lookup.
params FolderFlag: Union of FolderFlags. Note: This function does not cache its results.

Return Value

Type: string

Path where files of $(U type) should be written to by current user, or an empty string if could not determine path.

Examples

string downloadsDir = writablePath(StandardPath.downloads, FolderFlag.verify);
if (downloadsDir.length) {
    //Open file dialog with this directory.
} else {
    //Could not detect default downloads directory.
    //Ask user to choose default downloads directory for this application.
}

See Also

StandardPath, FolderFlag, standardPaths

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