FileSystemHandle: isSameEntry() method

Baseline 2023

Newly available

Since March 2023, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

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The isSameEntry() method of the FileSystemHandle interface compares two handles to see if the associated entries (either a file or directory) match.

Syntax

isSameEntry(fileSystemHandle)

Parameters

FileSystemHandle: The FileSystemHandle to match against the handle on which the method is invoked.

Return value

A Promise that fulfills with a Boolean.

Examples

The following function compares a single entry with an array of entries, and returns a Promise that fulfils with a new array with any matching entries removed.

async function removeMatches(fileEntry, entriesArr) {   const newArr = [];   for (const entry of entriesArr) {     if (!(await fileEntry.isSameEntry(entry))) {       newArr.push(entry);     }   }   return newArr; }

Specifications

Specification
File System # api-filesystemhandle-issameentry