| File Class |
Provides static methods for the creation, copying, deletion, moving, and opening of files, and aids in the creation of FileStream objects.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
SyntaxC#
public static class File
The File type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | AppendText | Creates a StreamWriter that appends UTF-8 encoded text to an existing file. |
| Copy(String, String) | Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is not allowed. |
| Copy(String, String, Boolean) | Copies an existing file to a new file. Overwriting a file of the same name is allowed. |
| Create(String) | Creates or overwrites a file in the specified path. |
| Create(String, Int32) | Creates or overwrites the specified file. |
| Create(String, Int32, FileOptions) | Creates or overwrites the specified file, specifying a buffer size and a FileOptions value that describes how to create or overwrite the file. |
| Create(String, Int32, FileOptions, FileSecurity) | Creates or overwrites the specified file with the specified buffer size, file options, and file security. |
| CreateText | Creates or opens a file for writing UTF-8 encoded text. |
| Delete | Deletes the specified file. |
| Exists | Determines whether the specified file exists. |
| Open(String, FileMode) | Opens a FileStream on the specified path with read/write access. |
| Open(String, FileMode, FileAccess) | Opens a FileStream on the specified path, with the specified mode and access. |
| Open(String, FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare) | Opens a FileStream on the specified path, having the specified mode with read, write, or read/write access and the specified sharing option. |
| OpenRead | Opens an existing file for reading. |
| OpenWrite | Opens an existing file or creates a new file for writing. |
| ReadAllBytes | Opens a binary file, reads the contents of the file into a byte array, and then closes the file. |
| ReadAllText(String) | Opens a text file, reads all lines of the file, and then closes the file. |
| ReadAllText(String, Encoding) | Opens a file, reads all lines of the file with the specified encoding, and then closes the file. |
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