| File Methods |
The File type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AppendAllText(String, String) |
Opens a file, appends the specified string to the file, and then closes the file. If the file does not exist, this method creates a file, writes the specified string to the file, then closes the file.
(Overrides AbstractFileAppendAllText(String, String).) |
| AppendAllText(String, String, Encoding) |
Opens a file, appends the specified string to the file, and then closes the file. If the file does not exist, this method creates a file, writes the specified string to the file, then closes the file.
(Overrides AbstractFileAppendAllText(String, String, Encoding).) |
| Copy(String, String) |
Copies an existing file to a new file.
(Overrides AbstractFileCopy(String, String).) |
| Copy(String, String, Boolean) |
Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is allowed.
(Overrides AbstractFileCopy(String, String, Boolean).) |
| Create |
Creates or overwrites a file in the specified path.
(Overrides AbstractFileCreate(String).) |
| CreateText |
Creates or opens a file for writing UTF-8 encoded text.
(Overrides AbstractFileCreateText(String).) |
| Delete |
Deletes the specified file. An exception is not thrown if the specified file does not exist.
(Overrides AbstractFileDelete(String).) |
| Exists |
Determines whether the specified file exists.
(Overrides AbstractFileExists(String).) |
| GetAccessControl | Obsolete.
Gets a DirectorySecurity object that encapsulates the access control list (ACL) entries for a specified directory.
(Overrides AbstractFileGetAccessControl(String).) |
| GetFileUrl |
Returns URL to file.
(Overrides AbstractFileGetFileUrl(String, String).) |
| GetLastWriteTime |
Returns the date and time the specified file or directory was last written to.
(Overrides AbstractFileGetLastWriteTime(String).) |
| Move |
Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name.
(Overrides AbstractFileMove(String, String).) |
| Open |
Opens a FileStream on the specified path, with the specified mode and access.
(Overrides AbstractFileOpen(String, FileMode, FileAccess).) |
| OpenRead |
Opens an existing file for reading.
(Overrides AbstractFileOpenRead(String).) |
| OpenText |
Opens an existing UTF-8 encoded text file for reading.
(Overrides AbstractFileOpenText(String).) |
| ReadAllBytes |
Opens a binary file, reads the contents of the file into a byte array, and then closes the file.
(Overrides AbstractFileReadAllBytes(String).) |
| ReadAllText(String) |
Opens a text file, reads all lines of the file, and then closes the file.
(Overrides AbstractFileReadAllText(String).) |
| ReadAllText(String, Encoding) |
Opens a text file, reads all lines of the file, and then closes the file.
(Overrides AbstractFileReadAllText(String, Encoding).) |
| SetAttributes |
Sets the specified FileAttributes of the file on the specified path.
(Overrides AbstractFileSetAttributes(String, FileAttributes).) |
| SetLastWriteTime |
Sets the date and time that the specified file was last written to.
(Overrides AbstractFileSetLastWriteTime(String, DateTime).) |
| SetLastWriteTimeUtc |
Sets the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the specified file was last written to.
(Overrides AbstractFileSetLastWriteTimeUtc(String, DateTime).) |
| WriteAllBytes |
Creates a new file, writes the specified byte array to the file, and then closes the file. If the target file already exists, it is overwritten.
(Overrides AbstractFileWriteAllBytes(String, Byte).) |
| WriteAllText(String, String) |
Creates a new file, write the contents to the file, and then closes the file. If the target file already exists, it is overwritten.
(Overrides AbstractFileWriteAllText(String, String).) |
| WriteAllText(String, String, Encoding) |
Creates a new file, write the contents to the file, and then closes the file. If the target file already exists, it is overwritten.
(Overrides AbstractFileWriteAllText(String, String, Encoding).) |
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