Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
The FileSystemEntry
interface's method getMetadata
()
obtains a Metadata
object with information about the file system entry, such as its modification date and time and its size.
Syntax
FileSystemEntry.getMetadata(successCallback[, errorCallback]);
Parameters
successCallback
- A function which is called when the copy operation is succesfully completed. Receives a single input parameter: a
Metadata
object with information about the file. errorCallback
Optional- An optional callback which is executed if an error occurs while looking up the metadata. There's a single parameter: a
FileError
describing what went wrong.
Return value
Errors
FileError.NOT_FOUND_ERR
- The
FileSystemEntry
refers to an item which doesn't exist. FileError.SECURITY_ERR
- Security restrictions prohibit obtaining the requested metadata.
Example
This example checks the size of a log file in a temporary folder and, if it exceeds a megabyte, moves it into a different directory.
workingDirectory.getFile("tmp/log.txt", {}, function(fileEntry) { fileEntry.getMetadata(function(metadata) { if (metadata.size > 1048576) { workingDirectory.getDirectory("log", {}, function(dirEntry) { fileEntry.moveTo(dirEntry); }, handleError); } }); }, handleError);
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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getMetadata | Chrome Full support 8 | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support ≤37 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.