Node.js fs.dirent.name Property

The fs.Dirent.name property is an inbuilt application programming interface of class fs.Dirent within File System module which is used to provide the name of the particular dirent.

Syntax:

const dirent.name

Parameter: This property does not accept any parameter.
Return Value: This property returns the name of the particular dirent.

Below programs illustrates the use of fs.dirent.name property in Node.js:

Example 1: Filename: index.js

Javascript

// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// dirent.name property
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 (var i = 0; i <= 6; i++) {

        // Checking if the particular dirent
            // is name or not by using name() method
        const value = (dir.readSync()).name;

        // Display the result
        console.log(value);
    }
}

// Catching error
stop('./').catch(console.error);

Run index.js file using the following command: 

node index.js

Output:

abcd.cer
cert.cer
certfile.cer
certificate1.cer
example.txt
features
filename.txt

Example 2: Filename: index.js

Javascript

// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// dirent.name property
const fs = require('fs');

// Initiating async function
async function stop(path) {

    let dir = null;

    try {

        // Creating and initiating directory's
        // underlying resource handle
        dir = await fs.promises.opendir(
            new URL('file:///F:/java/'));

        // Synchronously reading the File's
        // underlying resource handle
        // using readSync() method
        for (var i = 0; i <= 3; i++) {

            // Checking if the particular dirent
            // is name or not by using name() method
            const value = (dir.readSync()).name;

            // Display the result
            console.log(dir.readSync());
            console.log(value);
        }
    } finally {

        if (dir) {

            // Display the result
            console.log("dir is closed successfully");

            // Synchronously closeSyncing the
            // directory's underlying resource handle
            const promise = dir.closeSync();
        }
    }
}

// Catching error
stop('./').catch(console.error);

Run index.js file using the following command: 

node index.js

Output: 

Dirent { name: 'books.txt', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
abcd.cer
Dirent { name: 'certfile.cer', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
cert.cer
Dirent { name: 'example.com_index.html', [Symbol(type)]: 1 }
certificate1.cer
Dirent { name: 'features', [Symbol(type)]: 2 }
example.txt

Reference: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v12.x/docs/api/fs.html#fs_dirent_name