Special Folder Constants2

Special Folder Constants

When searching for the path for special folders, you must specify the folder that you are looking for using the following constants.

public static final MRJOSType
    kSystemFolderType = newMRJOSType(0x6D616373),               // 'macs'
    kDesktopFolderType = newMRJOSType(0x6465736B),              // 'desk'
    kTrashFolderType = newMRJOSType(0x74727368),                // 'trsh'
    kWhereToEmptyTrashFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x656D7074),   // 'empt'
    kPrintMonitorDocsFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x70726E74),    // 'prnt'
    kStartupFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x73747274),             // 'strt'
    kShutdownFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x73686466),            // 'shdf'
    kAppleMenuFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x616D6E75),           // 'amnu'
    kControlPanelFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x6374726C),        // 'ctrl'
    kExtensionFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x6578746E),           // 'extn'
    kFontsFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x666F6E74),               // 'font'
    kPreferencesFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x70726566),         // 'pref'
    kTemporaryFolderType = new MRJOSType(0x74656D70);           // 'temp'

Constant Descriptions

kSystemFolderType: The System Folder.
kDesktopFolderType: The Desktop folder.
kTrashFolderType: The Trash folder (for single-user systems).
kWhereToEmptyTrashFolderType: The shared Trash folder for networked users.
kPrintMonitorDocsFolderType: The PrintMonitor folder.
kStartupFolderType: The Startup Items folder.
kShutdownFolderType: The Shutdown Items folder.
kAppleMenuFolderType: The Apple Menu folder.
kControlPanelFolderType: The Control Panels folder.
kExtensionFolderType: The Extensions folder.
kFontsFolderType: The Fonts folder.
kPreferencesFolderType: The Preferences folder.
kTemporaryFolderType: The Temporary Items folder. This folder is invisible to the user.

Some of the folders may be absent due to differences in system software versions or system configuration.