The fs.Dirent.isSocket() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of class fs.Dirent within File System module which is used to check if the particular dirent describes a Socket or not.
Syntax:
const dirent.isSocket()
Parameter: This method does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This method returns true if the particular dirent describes a Socket otherwise false.
Example 1: The below program illustrates the use of fs.dirent.isSocket() method in Node.js:
Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// dirent.isSocket() method
const fs = require('fs');
// Initiating async function
async function stop(path) {
// Creating and initiating dir's
// underlying resource handle
const dir = await
fs.promises.opendir(path);
// Synchronously reading the dir's
// underlying resource handle
// using readSync() method
for (let i = 0; i <= 3; i++) {
// Checking if the particular
// dirent is Socket or not
// by using isSocket() method
const value = (
dir.readSync()).isSocket();
// Display the result
console.log(dir.readSync());
console.log(value);
}
}
// Catching error
stop('./').catch(console.error);
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Dirent { name: 'cert.cer', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
false
Dirent { name: 'certificate1.cer', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
false
Dirent { name: 'filename.txt', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
false
Dirent { name: 'GFG.java', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
false
Example 2: The below program illustrates the use of fs.dirent.isSocket() method in Node.js:
Filename: index.js
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// dirent.isSocket() method
const fs = require('fs');
// Initiating async function
async function stop(path) {
// Creating and initiating dir's
// underlying resource handle
const dir = await
fs.promises.opendir(path);
// Synchronously reading the dir's
// underlying resource handle
// using readSync() method
for (let i = 0; i <= 3; i++) {
// Checking if the particular
// dirent is Socket or not
// by using isSocket() method
const value = (
dir.readSync()).isSocket();
// Display the result
console.log(dir.readSync());
console.log(value);
}
}
// Catching error
stop('./').catch(console.error);
Run the index.js file using the following command:
node index.js
Output:
Dirent { name: 'cert.cer', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
false
Dirent { name: 'certificate1.cer', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
false
Dirent { name: 'features', [Symbol(type)]: 2 }
false
Dirent { name: 'GFG.class', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
false
dir is closed successfully
Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/fs.html#fs_dirent_issocket