Constructor for objects of type File

Represents a file in Synapse.

When a File object is stored, the associated local file or its URL will be stored in Synapse. A File must have a path (or URL) and a parent.

File(path=NULL, parent=NULL, synapseStore=TRUE, properties=NULL, annotations=NULL, name=NULL, contentType=NULL, dataFileHandleId=NULL)

Arguments

path

Location to be represented by this File

parent

Project or Folder where this File is stored

synapseStore

Whether the File should be uploaded or if only the path should be stored when synStore
is called on the File object. Defaults to TRUE (file should be uploaded)

properties

A map of Synapse properties

annotations

A map of user defined annotations

name

optional named parameter: Name of the file in Synapse, not to be confused with the name within the path

contentType

optional named parameter: Manually specify Content-type header, for example "application/png" or "application/json; charset=UTF-8"

dataFileHandleId

optional named parameter: Defining an existing dataFileHandleId will use the existing dataFileHandleId
The creator of the file must also be the owner of the dataFileHandleId to have permission to store the file

Value

An object of type File

Examples

if (FALSE) {
file<-File('/path/to/file/data.xyz', parent=folder)
file<-synStore(file)
}