====== JFile ======
{#JAPI Joomla.Framework FileSystem JFile #}

JFile is a file handling class which provides an interface to the file system.  This is a [[http://php.net/manual/language.oop5.static.php|static class]] and so its methods are available without needing an instantiation of the class.

===== Methods =====
^ Method ^ Description ^
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-copy|copy]] | Copies a file. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-delete|delete]] | Delete a file or array of files. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-exists|exists]] | Wrapper for the standard file_exists function. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-getExt|getExt]] | Gets the extension of a file name. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-getName|getName]] | Returns filename component of path. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-makeSafe|makeSafe]] | Makes file name safe to use. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-move|move]] | Moves a file. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-read|read]] | Read the contents of a file. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-stripExt|stripExt]] | Strips the last extension off a file name. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-upload|upload]] | Moves an uploaded file to a destination folder. |
| {{references:Method.png?nolink}} [[JFile-write|write]] | Write contents to a file. |

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