Get fullpath or convert to fullpath

Question

When using

let directoryEnumerator = FileManager().enumerator(at: ...

in Swift 3, I get all files from the folder, e.g.

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Answer 1

Note that you want to use URL wherever possible, from the NSURL documentation:

URL objects are the preferred way to refer to local files. Most objects that read data from or write data to a file have methods that accept an NSURL object instead of a pathname as the file reference.

Here’s an example of how to get all the objects from a directory:

import Foundation

let manager = FileManager.default

// Get URL for the current user’s Documents directory
// Use URL instead of path, it’s more flexible and preferred
if let documents = manager.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first,

  // Get an Enumerator for the paths of all the objects in the directory
  // but do not descend into directories or packages
  let directoryEnumerator = manager.enumerator(at: documents, includingPropertiesForKeys: [URLResourceKey.pathKey], options: [.skipsSubdirectoryDescendants, .skipsPackageDescendants]) {

  // iterate through the objects (files, directories, etc.) in the directory
  for path in directoryEnumerator {
    print(path)
  }
}