File extends AbstractFile
File representation in the file abstraction layer.
Table of Contents
Constants
- FILETYPE_APPLICATION = 5
 - Any kind of application
 - FILETYPE_AUDIO = 3
 - Any kind of audio file
 - FILETYPE_IMAGE = 2
 - Any kind of image
 - FILETYPE_TEXT = 1
 - Any kind of text
 - FILETYPE_UNKNOWN = 0
 - any other file
 - FILETYPE_VIDEO = 4
 - Any kind of video
 
Properties
- $deleted : bool
 - If set to true, this file is regarded as being deleted.
 - $identifier : string
 - The identifier of this file to identify it on the storage.
 - $name : string
 - The file name of this file
 - $properties : array<string|int, mixed>
 - Various file properties
 - $storage : ResourceStorage|null
 - The storage this file is located in
 - $updatedProperties : array<string|int, mixed>
 - Contains the names of all properties that have been update since the instantiation of this object
 
Methods
- __construct() : mixed
 - Constructor for a file object. Should normally not be used directly, use the corresponding factory methods instead.
 - _getPropertyRaw() : mixed
 - calculateChecksum() : string
 - Creates a MD5 hash checksum based on the combined identifier of the file, the files' mimetype and the systems' encryption key.
 - checkActionPermission() : bool
 - Check if a file operation (= action) is allowed for this file
 - copyTo() : File
 - Copies this file into a target folder
 - delete() : bool
 - Deletes this file from its storage. This also means that this object becomes useless.
 - exists() : bool
 - Checks if this file exists. This should normally always return TRUE; it might only return FALSE when this object has been created from an index record without checking for.
 - getCombinedIdentifier() : string
 - Returns a combined identifier of this file, i.e. the storage UID and the folder identifier separated by a colon ":".
 - getContents() : string
 - Get the contents of this file
 - getCreationTime() : int
 - Returns the creation time of the file as Unix timestamp
 - getExtension() : string
 - Get the extension of this file in a lower-case variant
 - getForLocalProcessing() : string
 - Returns a path to a local version of this file to process it locally (e.g. with some system tool).
 - getHashedIdentifier() : string
 - Get hashed identifier
 - getIdentifier() : string
 - Returns the identifier of this file
 - getMetaData() : MetaDataAspect
 - Loads the metadata of a file in an encapsulated aspect
 - getMimeType() : string
 - Get the MIME type of this file
 - getModificationTime() : int
 - Returns the date (as UNIX timestamp) the file was last modified.
 - getName() : string
 - Returns the name of this file
 - getNameWithoutExtension() : string
 - Returns the basename (the name without extension) of this file.
 - getParentFolder() : FolderInterface
 - Returns the parent folder.
 - getProperties() : array<string|int, mixed>
 - Returns the properties of this object.
 - getProperty() : mixed
 - Returns a property value
 - getPublicUrl() : string|null
 - Returns a publicly accessible URL for this file When file is marked as missing or deleted no url is returned
 - getSha1() : string
 - Gets SHA1 hash.
 - getSize() : int|null
 - Returns the size of this file
 - getStorage() : ResourceStorage
 - Get the storage this file is located in
 - getType() : int
 - Returns the fileType of this file basically there are only five main "file types" "audio" "image" "software" "text" "video" "other" see the constants in this class
 - getUid() : int
 - Returns the uid of this file
 - getUpdatedProperties() : array<string|int, mixed>
 - Returns the names of all properties that have been updated in this record
 - hasProperty() : bool
 - Checks if the file has a (metadata) property which can be retrieved by "getProperty"
 - isDeleted() : bool
 - Returns TRUE if this file has been deleted
 - isImage() : bool
 - Useful to find out if this file can be previewed or resized as image.
 - isIndexed() : bool|null
 - Returns TRUE if this file is indexed
 - isMediaFile() : bool
 - Useful to find out if this file has a file extension based on any of the registered media extensions
 - isMissing() : bool
 - isTextFile() : bool
 - Useful to find out if this file can be edited.
 - moveTo() : File
 - Moves the file into the target folder
 - process() : ProcessedFile
 - Returns a modified version of the file.
 - rename() : FileInterface
 - Renames this file.
 - setContents() : File
 - Replace the current file contents with the given string
 - setDeleted() : mixed
 - Marks this file as deleted. This should only be used inside the File Abstraction Layer, as it is a low-level API method.
 - setIdentifier() : File
 - Set the identifier of this file
 - setMissing() : mixed
 - setStorage() : File
 - Sets the storage this file is located in. This is only meant for \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource-internal usage; don't use it to move files.
 - toArray() : array<string|int, mixed>
 - Returns an array representation of the file.
 - updateProperties() : mixed
 - Updates the properties of this file, e.g. after re-indexing or moving it.
 
Constants
FILETYPE_APPLICATION
Any kind of application
    public
        mixed
    FILETYPE_APPLICATION
    = 5
    
    
    
    Tags
FILETYPE_AUDIO
Any kind of audio file
    public
        mixed
    FILETYPE_AUDIO
    = 3
    
    
    
    Tags
FILETYPE_IMAGE
Any kind of image
    public
        mixed
    FILETYPE_IMAGE
    = 2
    
    
    
    Tags
FILETYPE_TEXT
Any kind of text
    public
        mixed
    FILETYPE_TEXT
    = 1
    
    
    
    Tags
FILETYPE_UNKNOWN
any other file
    public
        mixed
    FILETYPE_UNKNOWN
    = 0
    
    
    
    
FILETYPE_VIDEO
Any kind of video
    public
        mixed
    FILETYPE_VIDEO
    = 4
    
    
    
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Properties
$deleted
If set to true, this file is regarded as being deleted.
        protected
            bool
    $deleted
     = false
    
    
    
    
    
$identifier
The identifier of this file to identify it on the storage.
        protected
            string
    $identifier
    
        On some drivers, this is the path to the file, but drivers could also just provide any other unique identifier for this file on the specific storage.
$name
The file name of this file
        protected
            string
    $name
    
    
    
    
    
    
$properties
Various file properties
        protected
            array<string|int, mixed>
    $properties
    
        Note that all properties, which only the persisted (indexed) files have are stored in this overall properties array only. The only properties which really exist as object properties of the file object are the storage, the identifier, the fileName and the indexing status.
$storage
The storage this file is located in
        protected
            ResourceStorage|null
    $storage
    
    
    
    
    
    
$updatedProperties
Contains the names of all properties that have been update since the instantiation of this object
        protected
            array<string|int, mixed>
    $updatedProperties
     = []
    
    
    
    
    
Methods
__construct()
Constructor for a file object. Should normally not be used directly, use the corresponding factory methods instead.
    public
                    __construct(array<string|int, mixed> $fileData, ResourceStorage $storage[, array<string|int, mixed> $metaData = [] ]) : mixed
    Parameters
- $fileData : array<string|int, mixed>
 - $storage : ResourceStorage
 - $metaData : array<string|int, mixed> = []
 
_getPropertyRaw()
    public
                    _getPropertyRaw(string $key) : mixed
    Parameters
- $key : string
 
Only for use in Repositories and indexer
calculateChecksum()
Creates a MD5 hash checksum based on the combined identifier of the file, the files' mimetype and the systems' encryption key.
    public
                    calculateChecksum() : string
    used to generate a thumbnail, and this hash is checked if valid
Return values
string —the MD5 hash
checkActionPermission()
Check if a file operation (= action) is allowed for this file
    public
                    checkActionPermission(string $action) : bool
    Parameters
- $action : string
 - 
                    
can be read, write, delete
 
Return values
boolcopyTo()
Copies this file into a target folder
    public
                    copyTo(Folder $targetFolder[, string $targetFileName = null ][, string $conflictMode = DuplicationBehavior::RENAME ]) : File
    Parameters
- $targetFolder : Folder
 - 
                    
Folder to copy file into.
 - $targetFileName : string = null
 - 
                    
an optional destination fileName
 - $conflictMode : string = DuplicationBehavior::RENAME
 - 
                    
a value of the \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\DuplicationBehavior enumeration
 
Tags
Return values
File —The new (copied) file.
delete()
Deletes this file from its storage. This also means that this object becomes useless.
    public
                    delete() : bool
    Return values
bool —TRUE if deletion succeeded
exists()
Checks if this file exists. This should normally always return TRUE; it might only return FALSE when this object has been created from an index record without checking for.
    public
                    exists() : bool
    Return values
bool —TRUE if this file physically exists
getCombinedIdentifier()
Returns a combined identifier of this file, i.e. the storage UID and the folder identifier separated by a colon ":".
    public
                    getCombinedIdentifier() : string
    Return values
string —Combined storage and file identifier, e.g. StorageUID:path/and/fileName.png
getContents()
Get the contents of this file
    public
                    getContents() : string
    Return values
string —File contents
getCreationTime()
Returns the creation time of the file as Unix timestamp
    public
                    getCreationTime() : int
    Tags
Return values
intgetExtension()
Get the extension of this file in a lower-case variant
    public
                    getExtension() : string
    Return values
string —The file extension
getForLocalProcessing()
Returns a path to a local version of this file to process it locally (e.g. with some system tool).
    public
                    getForLocalProcessing([bool $writable = true ]) : string
    If the file is normally located on a remote storages, this creates a local copy. If the file is already on the local system, this only makes a new copy if $writable is set to TRUE.
Parameters
- $writable : bool = true
 - 
                    
Set this to FALSE if you only want to do read operations on the file.
 
Tags
Return values
stringgetHashedIdentifier()
Get hashed identifier
    public
                    getHashedIdentifier() : string
    Return values
stringgetIdentifier()
Returns the identifier of this file
    public
                    getIdentifier() : string
    Return values
stringgetMetaData()
Loads the metadata of a file in an encapsulated aspect
    public
                    getMetaData() : MetaDataAspect
    Return values
MetaDataAspectgetMimeType()
Get the MIME type of this file
    public
                    getMimeType() : string
    Return values
string —mime type
getModificationTime()
Returns the date (as UNIX timestamp) the file was last modified.
    public
                    getModificationTime() : int
    Tags
Return values
intgetName()
Returns the name of this file
    public
                    getName() : string
    Return values
stringgetNameWithoutExtension()
Returns the basename (the name without extension) of this file.
    public
                    getNameWithoutExtension() : string
    Return values
stringgetParentFolder()
Returns the parent folder.
    public
                    getParentFolder() : FolderInterface
    Return values
FolderInterfacegetProperties()
Returns the properties of this object.
    public
                    getProperties() : array<string|int, mixed>
    Return values
array<string|int, mixed>getProperty()
Returns a property value
    public
                    getProperty(string $key) : mixed
    Parameters
- $key : string
 
Return values
mixed —Property value
getPublicUrl()
Returns a publicly accessible URL for this file When file is marked as missing or deleted no url is returned
    public
                    getPublicUrl([bool $relativeToCurrentScript = false ]) : string|null
    WARNING: Access to the file may be restricted by further means, e.g. some web-based authentication. You have to take care of this yourself.
Parameters
- $relativeToCurrentScript : bool = false
 - 
                    
Determines whether the URL returned should be relative to the current script, in case it is relative at all (only for the LocalDriver). Deprecated since TYPO3 v11, will be removed in TYPO3 v12.0
 
Return values
string|null —NULL if file is missing or deleted, the generated url otherwise
getSha1()
Gets SHA1 hash.
    public
                    getSha1() : string
    Return values
stringgetSize()
Returns the size of this file
    public
                    getSize() : int|null
    Tags
Return values
int|null —Returns null if size is not available for the file
getStorage()
Get the storage this file is located in
    public
                    getStorage() : ResourceStorage
    Tags
Return values
ResourceStoragegetType()
Returns the fileType of this file basically there are only five main "file types" "audio" "image" "software" "text" "video" "other" see the constants in this class
    public
                    getType() : int
    Return values
int —$fileType
getUid()
Returns the uid of this file
    public
                    getUid() : int
    Return values
intgetUpdatedProperties()
Returns the names of all properties that have been updated in this record
    public
                    getUpdatedProperties() : array<string|int, mixed>
    Return values
array<string|int, mixed>hasProperty()
Checks if the file has a (metadata) property which can be retrieved by "getProperty"
    public
                    hasProperty(string $key) : bool
    Parameters
- $key : string
 
Return values
boolisDeleted()
Returns TRUE if this file has been deleted
    public
                    isDeleted() : bool
    Return values
boolisImage()
Useful to find out if this file can be previewed or resized as image.
    public
                    isImage() : bool
    Return values
bool —true if File has an image-extension according to $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['GFX']['imagefile_ext']
isIndexed()
Returns TRUE if this file is indexed
    public
                    isIndexed() : bool|null
    Return values
bool|nullisMediaFile()
Useful to find out if this file has a file extension based on any of the registered media extensions
    public
                    isMediaFile() : bool
    Return values
bool —true if File is a media-extension according to $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['mediafile_ext']
isMissing()
    public
                    isMissing() : bool
    Return values
boolisTextFile()
Useful to find out if this file can be edited.
    public
                    isTextFile() : bool
    Return values
bool —true if File is a text-based file extension according to $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['textfile_ext']
moveTo()
Moves the file into the target folder
    public
                    moveTo(Folder $targetFolder[, string $targetFileName = null ][, string $conflictMode = DuplicationBehavior::RENAME ]) : File
    Parameters
- $targetFolder : Folder
 - 
                    
Folder to move file into.
 - $targetFileName : string = null
 - 
                    
an optional destination fileName
 - $conflictMode : string = DuplicationBehavior::RENAME
 - 
                    
a value of the \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\DuplicationBehavior enumeration
 
Tags
Return values
File —This file object, with updated properties.
process()
Returns a modified version of the file.
    public
                    process(string $taskType, array<string|int, mixed> $configuration) : ProcessedFile
    Parameters
- $taskType : string
 - 
                    
The task type of this processing
 - $configuration : array<string|int, mixed>
 - 
                    
the processing configuration, see manual for that
 
Return values
ProcessedFile —The processed file
rename()
Renames this file.
    public
                    rename(string $newName[, string $conflictMode = DuplicationBehavior::RENAME ]) : FileInterface
    Parameters
- $newName : string
 - 
                    
The new file name
 - $conflictMode : string = DuplicationBehavior::RENAME
 
Return values
FileInterfacesetContents()
Replace the current file contents with the given string
    public
                    setContents(string $contents) : File
    Parameters
- $contents : string
 - 
                    
The contents to write to the file.
 
Return values
File —The file object (allows chaining).
setDeleted()
Marks this file as deleted. This should only be used inside the File Abstraction Layer, as it is a low-level API method.
    public
                    setDeleted() : mixed
    setIdentifier()
Set the identifier of this file
    public
                    setIdentifier(string $identifier) : File
    Parameters
- $identifier : string
 
Should only be used by other parts of the File API (e.g. drivers after moving a file)
Return values
FilesetMissing()
    public
                    setMissing(bool $missing) : mixed
    Parameters
- $missing : bool
 
setStorage()
Sets the storage this file is located in. This is only meant for \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource-internal usage; don't use it to move files.
    public
                    setStorage(ResourceStorage $storage) : File
    Parameters
- $storage : ResourceStorage
 
Should only be used by other parts of the File API (e.g. drivers after moving a file)
Return values
FiletoArray()
Returns an array representation of the file.
    public
                    toArray() : array<string|int, mixed>
    (This is used by the generic listing module vidi when displaying file records.)
Return values
array<string|int, mixed> —Array of main data of the file. Don't rely on all data to be present here, it's just a selection of the most relevant information.
updateProperties()
Updates the properties of this file, e.g. after re-indexing or moving it.
    public
                    updateProperties(array<string|int, mixed> $properties) : mixed
    By default, only properties that exist as a key in the $properties array are overwritten. If you want to explicitly unset a property, set the corresponding key to NULL in the array.
NOTE: This method should not be called from outside the File Abstraction Layer (FAL)!
Parameters
- $properties : array<string|int, mixed>