{"json_modified": "2016-09-22T03:04:05.940722", "uuid": "9630fac9-2eef-4c7e-bf29-5e67065dd152", "title": "FileSystemEntry.getMetadata()", "url": "/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry/getMetadata", "tags": ["API", "getMetadata", "Files", "Reference", "Non-standard", "File and Directory Entries API", "FileSystemEntry", "File System API", "Non-Standard", "Method"], "translations": [], "modified": "2016-09-22T03:04:06", "label": "FileSystemEntry.getMetadata()", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "id": 195659, "last_edit": "2016-09-21T09:15:24", "summary": "The <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileSystemEntry\" title=\"The FileSystemEntry interface of the File and Directory Entries API represents a single in a file system. The entry can be a file or a directory (directories are represented by the DirectoryEntry interface. It includes methods for working with files&#x2014;including copying, moving, removing, and reading files&#x2014;as well as information about a file it points to&#x2014;including the file name and its path from the root to the entry.\"><code>FileSystemEntry</code></a> interface's method <code><strong>getMetadata</strong></code><strong><code>()</code></strong> obtains a <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/API/Metadata\" title=\"The Metadata interface is used by the File and Directory Entries API to contain information about a file system entry. This metadata includes the file's size and modification date and time.\"><code>Metadata</code></a> object with information about the file system entry, such as its modification date and time and its size.", "sections": [{"id": "Quick_Links", "title": null}, {"id": "Syntax", "title": "Syntax"}, {"id": "Parameters", "title": "Parameters"}, {"id": "Return_value", "title": "Return value"}, {"id": "Errors", "title": "Errors"}, {"id": "Example", "title": "Example"}, {"id": "Specifications", "title": "Specifications"}, {"id": "Browser_compatibility", "title": "Browser compatibility"}, {"id": "See_also", "title": "See also"}], "slug": "Web/API/FileSystemEntry/getMetadata", "review_tags": []}