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iirc: The Mac colon convention wasn't really baked in at the API level. It was used in displaying paths but not really in manipulating them.
by yarrel 7y ago
iirc: The Mac colon convention wasn't really baked in at the API level. It was used in displaying paths but not really in manipulating them.
- kalleboo 7y agoCorrect. While it was possible to use file paths, it was highly encouraged to use file system references and store alias structures. This enabled Mac-like behavior like letting you rename and move around files (even open ones) without apps losing track of them, supporting network share auto-mounting, etc.
- eschaton 7y agoNope, most Mac filesystem APIs would interpret : in a name as a path component. There was even an equivalent to the current working directory. No system-supported :: traversal syntax though.