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requestFileSystem

Summary

Requests a file system where data should be stored. You access a sandboxed file system by requesting a LocalFileSystem object using this global method, window.requestFileSystem().

Out of date; feature discontinued. See http://www.w3.org/TR/file-system-api.

Method of apis/filesystem/LocalFileSystemapis/filesystem/LocalFileSystem

Syntax

 LocalFileSystem.requestFileSystem(type, size, successCallback, errorCallback);

Parameters

type

Data-type
unsigned short

Whether the filesystem requested should be persistent. Use one of TEMPORARY (0) or PERSISTENT (1).

size

Data-type
unsigned long

How much storage space, in bytes, the application expects to need.

successCallback

Data-type
String

The callback that is called when the user agent provides a filesystem.

errorCallback

Data-type
String

(Optional)

The callback that is called when errors happen, or when the request to obtain the filesystem is denied.

Return Value

No return value

Related specifications

W3C File API: Directories and System Specification
W3C Working Draft