Using the <i class="emphasis">File</i> Class

Using the File Class

The File class lets you work with files, copying, deleting, and creating them. Here is the hierarchy for this class:

Object
   File

You can find the public class (shared) methods of this class in Table 13.20.

Table 13.20: Noteworthy public class (shared) methods of the *File* class.
Method	Means
AppendText	Appends text to a file, or creates the file if it does not exist.
Copy	Copies a file to a new file.
Create	Creates a file.
CreateText	Creates a StreamWriter object that writes a new text file.
Delete	Deletes a file.
Exists	Determines if a file exists.
GetAttributes	Gets the file attributes of a file.
GetCreationTime	Gets a file's date and time.
GetLastAccessTime	Gets the date and time a file was last accessed.
GetLastWriteTime	Gets the date and time a file was last written.
Move	Moves a file to a new location.
Open	Opens a FileStream object for the file.
OpenRead	Creates a read-only file.
OpenText	Creates a StreamReader object that reads from a text file.
OpenWrite	Creates a read/write stream for a file.
SetAttributes	Sets file attributes for a file.
SetCreationTime	Sets a file's date and time.
SetLastAccessTime	Sets a file's last access date and time.
SetLastWriteTime	Sets a file's last written date and time.