/// @brief Determins if the path is a directory in the file system.
bool isDirectory() const;
+ /// This function determines if the path name refences an
+ /// existing symbolic link.
+ /// @returns true if the pathname references an existing symlink.
+ /// @brief Determins if the path is a symlink in the file system.
+ bool isSymLink() const;
+
/// This function determines if the path name references a readable file
/// or directory in the file system. This function checks for
/// the existence and readability (by the current program) of the file
return ((buf.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR) ? true : false;
}
+bool
+Path::isSymLink() const {
+ struct stat buf;
+ if (0 != lstat(path.c_str(), &buf))
+ return false;
+ return S_ISLNK(buf.st_mode);
+}
+
+
bool
Path::canRead() const {
return 0 == access(path.c_str(), R_OK);