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# URL.DirectoryHint

A hint to URL file APIs for handling paths that may reference directories.

```
enum DirectoryHint
```

## Topics

### Hints

[`URL.DirectoryHint.isDirectory`](/documentation/Foundation/URL/DirectoryHint/isDirectory)

A hint that specifies that a given path is a directory.

[`URL.DirectoryHint.notDirectory`](/documentation/Foundation/URL/DirectoryHint/notDirectory)

A hint that specifies that a given path isn’t a directory.

[`URL.DirectoryHint.checkFileSystem`](/documentation/Foundation/URL/DirectoryHint/checkFileSystem)

A hint that directs a URL call to consult the file system to determine whether the path references a directory.

[`URL.DirectoryHint.inferFromPath`](/documentation/Foundation/URL/DirectoryHint/inferFromPath)

A hint that directs a URL call to infer whether a path references a directory based on whether it has a trailing slash.


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