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Method

FolderItem.TrueItem(Index as Integer) As FolderItem

Supported for all project types and targets.

If this FolderItem is a directory, Index is an element in a one-based array of FolderItems in this directory.

Notes

TrueItem returns the actual FolderItem, even if it is an Alias or Shortcut. To get the FolderItem pointed to by the alias/shortcut, use FolderItem.Item.

You can also use code like this to look up the destination file:

item = item.Parent.Child(item.Name)

Be aware that the returned FolderItem object may be nil, e.g. if current file permissions deny access to it.

NOTE: If you want to iterate over the contents of a directory, make sure to always do this starting at index 1, then increasing the index up to the value of FolderItem.Count. Avoid iterating backwards (using a For...Next loop with DownTo or Step -1), because that can potentially become extremely slow with larger directories, especially on macOS. To see how to delete the contents of a folder, see the example in FolderItem.Delete.

Performance Considerations

Avoid calling this function several times as it is costly in processing time. If you need to get several properties of an item, get it once and store it in a variable of type FolderItem, then access that variable instead.

Example

This example populates a ListBox with the TrueItem elements of the user's Desktop directory.

Dim dir As FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop
Dim dirCount As Integer = dir.Count
For itemIdx As Integer = 1 To dirCount
Dim item As FolderItem = dir.TrueItem(itemIdx)
If item <> Nil Then
ListBox1.Addrow(item.Name)
End If
Next