Enum Data

pub enum Data<'a> {
    File(File<'a>),
    Dir(Dir<'a>),
    Symlink(PathBuf),
    BlockDev(u32, u32),
    CharDev(u32, u32),
    Fifo,
    Socket,
}

Enum type for the various kinds of data that an inode can be.

This is retrieved by calling Node::data and can be matched to determine the type and contents of a node.

For accessing files and directories, Node provides the as_dir and as_file methods to bypass Data completely.

Variants

File(File<'a>)

A regular file, containing a File object that can be used to extract the file contents.

Dir(Dir<'a>)

A directory, containing a Dir that can be used to access the directory’s children.

Symlink(PathBuf)

A symbolic link, containing the target of the link as a PathBuf.

BlockDev(u32, u32)

A block device file, containing the device’s major and minor numbers.

CharDev(u32, u32)

A character device file, containing the device’s major and minor numbers.

Fifo

A named pipe.

Socket

A socket.

Implementations

impl<'a> Data<'a>

pub fn name(&self) -> String

Get a human-readable English name for the type of file represented by this object, intended primarily for debugging.

Trait Implementations

impl<'a> Debug for Data<'a>

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.