WireTempDir::init()

Initialize temporary directory

This method should only be called once per instance of this class. If you specified a $name argument in the constructor, then you should not call this method because it will have already been called.

Usage

// basic usage
$string = $wireTempDir->init();

// usage with all arguments
$string = $wireTempDir->init($name = '', string $basePath = '');

Arguments

Name	Type(s)	Description
`$name` (optional)	`string` `object`	Recommend providing the object that is using the temp dir, but can also be any string
`$basePath` (optional)	`string`	Base path where temp dirs should be created. Omit to use default (recommended).

Return value

string

Returns the root of the temporary directory. Use the get() method to get a dir for use.

Exceptions

Method can throw exceptions on error:

WireException - if given a $root that doesn't exist

WireTempDir methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.251