class FileType
The FileType class provides a multi-platform representation of a file
type, holding the metadata used by the various platforms to create and
recognise files of a particular type. FileType instances are used by
the standard file selection dialogs to restrict the list of files
displayed, and by the FileRef class to enable creating a file of a
specified type.
Properties
- suffix
- Filename suffix (without dot) used to recognise files of this
type. This is the most generic way of specifying a file type, as it
works across most platforms.
This property is only used when matching against an existing
file, not when creating a new file. It is your responsibility to add a
filename suffix if appropriate when creating a file.
- mac_creator
- On the Macintosh, the 4-character creator code to be given to
newly-created files of this type. This property is only used when
creating a file, not when matching against the type of an existing
file. On other platforms, this property is ignored.
- mac_type
- On the Macintosh, the 4-character type code. This property is
used both when creating a file and matching against the type of an
existing file. On other platforms, this property is ignored.
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