This interface provides a means for enumerating the contents of a directory. It is similar to nsISimpleEnumerator except the retrieved entries are QI'ed to nsIFile, and there is a mechanism for closing the directory when the enumeration is complete. @status UNDER_REVIEW
[scriptable, uuid(31f7f4ae-6916-4f2d-a81e-926a4e3022ee)]
interface nsIDirectoryEnumerator : nsISupports
Attributes
Retrieves the next file in the sequence. The "nextFile" element is the first element upon the first call. This attribute is null if there is no next element.
readonly attribute
nsIFile
nextFile
Methods
Closes the directory being enumerated, releasing the system resource.
@throws NS_OK if the call succeeded and the directory was closed.
NS_ERROR_FAILURE if the directory close failed.
It is safe to call this function many times.
void
close()
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