FileSystemSync

Deprecated

Avoid using this feature in new projects. This feature may be a candidate for removal from web standards or browsers.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

In the File and Directory Entries API, a FileSystemSync object represents a file system. It has two properties.

Warning: This interface is deprecated and is no more on the standard track. Do not use it anymore. Use the File System API instead.

Basic concepts

The FileSystemSync object is your gateway to the entire API and you will use it a lot. So once you have a reference, cache the object in a global variable or class property.

Instance properties

name Read only

A string that represents the name of the file system. The name must be unique across the list of exposed file systems.

root Read only

A DirectoryEntry that is the root directory of the file system.

Specifications

This feature is not part of any specification anymore. It is no longer on track to become a standard.

Browser compatibility

See also