File

Description

The File class is used to work with files.

Comments

All methods of this class are static. Using these methods enables the user to create, delete, move and change files, also to work with file attributes and parameters that are responsible for the time of creation, change and the last access to a file. A work on files can be executed in the text and binary mode. It is recommended to use corresponding methods of the FileInfo class if a lot of operations on files are planned to be executed.

Static class methods inherited from IFile

	Method name	Brief description
	AppendBinary	The AppendBinary method opens a file for writing in a binary format and puts a cursor to the end of a file.
	AppendText	The AppendText method opens a file for writing in a text format and puts a cursor to the end of a file.
	Copy	The Copy method copies a file.
	Delete	The Delete method deletes a file.
	Exists	The Exists method returns whether the file exists.
	GetAttributes	The GetAttributes method returns file attributes.
	GetCreationTime	The GetCreationTime method returns date and time of file creation.
	GetLastAccessTime	The GetLastAccessTime method returns date and time of the last access to a file.
	GetLastWriteTime	The GetLastWriteTime method returns date and time of the last edit of a file.
	Move	The MoveTo method moves a file.
	Open	The Open method opens a file with a specific query of file opening and parameters of shared access.
	OpenBinaryReader	The OpenBinaryReader method opens a file for reading in a binary format.
	OpenBinaryWriter	The OpenBinaryWriter method opens a file for writing in a binary format and puts a cursor to the beginning of a file.
	OpenTextReader	The OpenTextReader method opens a file for reading in a text format.
	OpenTextWriter	The OpenTextWriter method opens a file for writing in a text format and puts a cursor to the beginning of a file.
	SetAttributes	The SetAttributes method changes file attributes.
	SetCreationTime	The SetCreationTime method changes date and time of a file creation.
	SetLastAccessTime	The SetLastAccessTime method changes date and time of the last access to a file.
	SetLastWriteTime	The SetLastWriteTime method sets date and time of the last edit of a file.

See also:

IO Assembly Classes