FILETYPE$(string-expression)

Returns the type of the object referred to by the given path. The result is the string "file" if it is a file, or "directory" if it is a directory.

Examples

PRINT FILETYPE$("config.txt")

Might produce:

file

PRINT FILETYPE$("/home/user")

Might produce:

directory

REM Check type before processing
path$ = "data"
ft$ = FILETYPE$(path$)
IF ft$ = "file" THEN
    PRINT path$; " is a file"
ENDIF
IF ft$ = "directory" THEN
    PRINT path$; " is a directory"
ENDIF

Notes

The path may be absolute (starting with /) or relative to the current working directory (CSD$).
If the object does not exist, an error is raised.
Only two return values are defined: "file" and "directory". Other object types are not distinguished.

See also: CSD$ · GETNAMECOUNT · GETSIZE