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IFileInfo.OpenTextWriter

Syntax

OpenTextWriter(Truncate: Boolean): ITextWriter;

Parameters

Truncate. The parameter that determines whether the file is cleared while opening. If the value is True, the file is cleared.

Description

The OpenTextWriter method opens a file for writing in a text format and puts a cursor to the beginning of a file.

Example

Sub UserProc;
Var
    File1: IFileInfo;
    TextW: ITextWriter;
Begin
    File1 := New FileInfo.Attach("c:\Work\1.txt");
    If File1.Exists Then
        TextW := File1.OpenTextWriter(True);
        TextW.Encoding := CodePage.UTF8;
        TextW.WriteDateTime(DateTime.Now);
    End If;
    Dispose File1;
End Sub UserProc;

After executing the example the current date and time converted into a text format are written into the 1.txt file. UTF-8 encoding will be used when working with file. The file is overwritten.