JavaScript

{dialog.object}phoneGapWriteFileURL Method

Syntax

{dialog.object}.phoneGapWriteFileURL(filepath, text, onWriteSuccess, onError, append);

Arguments

filepath

The complete path and name of the file to write on the file system. Use the {dialog.object}.phoneGapGetLocalDirURL() method to get the base path of the file.

Use the {dialog.object}.phoneGapEnsureDirPathURL() method to ensure that the directory exists before writing the file.

text

The data to write to the file.

onWriteSuccess

A javascript function that is called once the file is written.

onError

A javascript function that is called if an error occurs when trying to write the file.

append

true or false. If true, text will be appended to the file. If false, the contents in the existing file will be overwritten.

Description

Write to a file.

Example

var onSuccess = function(result) { 
    alert("Write was successful!");
};
var onError = function(e) { 
    alert("An error occurred");
};
var filepath = {dialog.object}.phoneGapGetLocalDirURL('temp') + 'myfile.txt';
var data = 'Some text';
var append  = false;
{dialog.object}.phoneGapWriteFileURL(filepath, data, onSuccess,onError, append);