Inside Macintosh: Programming With MRJToolkit /

Chapter 2 - MRJToolkit Reference / The MRJFileUtils Class

Methods /

getFileCreator

Gets the creator of an existing Mac OS file.

public static final MRJOSType getFileCreator (
                     File file) 
                     throws IOException;

file

The file whose creator you want to obtain.

method result

The 4-byte creator of the file.

DISCUSSION

On the Mac OS, a creator is a 4-byte character constant that the Finder uses to identify the application that should open the document file. If the desired file cannot be found, this method throws IOException.

SEE ALSO

The setFileTypeAndCreator method (page 37).

The setFileCreator method (page 39).

The "Finder Interface" chapter in Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Toolbox Essentials for information about creators.