Source File
	dir.go

Belonging Package
	os

// Copyright 2016 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package os

import (
	"io/fs"
	"sort"
)

type readdirMode int

const (
	readdirName readdirMode = iota
	readdirDirEntry
	readdirFileInfo
)

// Readdir reads the contents of the directory associated with file and
// returns a slice of up to n FileInfo values, as would be returned
// by Lstat, in directory order. Subsequent calls on the same file will yield
// further FileInfos.
//
// If n > 0, Readdir returns at most n FileInfo structures. In this case, if
// Readdir returns an empty slice, it will return a non-nil error
// explaining why. At the end of a directory, the error is io.EOF.
//
// If n <= 0, Readdir returns all the FileInfo from the directory in
// a single slice. In this case, if Readdir succeeds (reads all
// the way to the end of the directory), it returns the slice and a
// nil error. If it encounters an error before the end of the
// directory, Readdir returns the FileInfo read until that point
// and a non-nil error.
//
// Most clients are better served by the more efficient ReadDir method.
func (f *File) Readdir(n int) ([]FileInfo, error) {
	if f == nil {
		return nil, ErrInvalid
	}
	_, _, infos, err := f.readdir(n, readdirFileInfo)
	if infos == nil {
		// Readdir has historically always returned a non-nil empty slice, never nil,
		// even on error (except misuse with nil receiver above).
		// Keep it that way to avoid breaking overly sensitive callers.
		infos = []FileInfo{}
	}
	return infos, err
}

// Readdirnames reads the contents of the directory associated with file
// and returns a slice of up to n names of files in the directory,
// in directory order. Subsequent calls on the same file will yield
// further names.
//
// If n > 0, Readdirnames returns at most n names. In this case, if
// Readdirnames returns an empty slice, it will return a non-nil error
// explaining why. At the end of a directory, the error is io.EOF.
//
// If n <= 0, Readdirnames returns all the names from the directory in
// a single slice. In this case, if Readdirnames succeeds (reads all
// the way to the end of the directory), it returns the slice and a
// nil error. If it encounters an error before the end of the
// directory, Readdirnames returns the names read until that point and
// a non-nil error.
func (f *File) Readdirnames(n int) (names []string, err error) {
	if f == nil {
		return nil, ErrInvalid
	}
	names, _, _, err = f.readdir(n, readdirName)
	if names == nil {
		// Readdirnames has historically always returned a non-nil empty slice, never nil,
		// even on error (except misuse with nil receiver above).
		// Keep it that way to avoid breaking overly sensitive callers.
		names = []string{}
	}
	return names, err
}

// A DirEntry is an entry read from a directory
// (using the ReadDir function or a File's ReadDir method).
type DirEntry = fs.DirEntry

// ReadDir reads the contents of the directory associated with the file f
// and returns a slice of DirEntry values in directory order.
// Subsequent calls on the same file will yield later DirEntry records in the directory.
//
// If n > 0, ReadDir returns at most n DirEntry records.
// In this case, if ReadDir returns an empty slice, it will return an error explaining why.
// At the end of a directory, the error is io.EOF.
//
// If n <= 0, ReadDir returns all the DirEntry records remaining in the directory.
// When it succeeds, it returns a nil error (not io.EOF).
func (f *File) ReadDir(n int) ([]DirEntry, error) {
	if f == nil {
		return nil, ErrInvalid
	}
	_, dirents, _, err := f.readdir(n, readdirDirEntry)
	if dirents == nil {
		// Match Readdir and Readdirnames: don't return nil slices.
		dirents = []DirEntry{}
	}
	return dirents, err
}

// testingForceReadDirLstat forces ReadDir to call Lstat, for testing that code path.
// This can be difficult to provoke on some Unix systems otherwise.
var testingForceReadDirLstat bool

// ReadDir reads the named directory,
// returning all its directory entries sorted by filename.
// If an error occurs reading the directory,
// ReadDir returns the entries it was able to read before the error,
// along with the error.
func ReadDir(name string) ([]DirEntry, error) {
	f, err := Open(name)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer f.Close()

	dirs, err := f.ReadDir(-1)
	sort.Slice(dirs, func(i, j int) bool { return dirs[i].Name() < dirs[j].Name() })
	return dirs, err
}

The pages are generated with Golds v0.6.7. (GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64)
Golds is a Go 101 project developed by Tapir Liu.
PR and bug reports are welcome and can be submitted to the issue list.
Please follow @Go100and1 (reachable from the left QR code) to get the latest news of Golds.