File Methods
.NET Framework 2.0
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AppendAllText | Overloaded. Appends the specified stringto the file, creating the file if it does not already exist. |
| | AppendText | Creates a StreamWriter that appends UTF-8 encoded text to an existing file. |
| | Copy | Overloaded. Copies an existing file to a new file. |
| | Create | Overloaded. Creates a file in the specified path. |
| | CreateText | Creates or opens a file for writing UTF-8 encoded text. |
| | Decrypt | Decrypts a file that was encrypted by the current account using the Encrypt method. |
| | Delete | Deletes the specified file. An exception is not thrown if the specified file does not exist. |
| | Encrypt | Encrypts a file so that only the account used to encrypt the file can decrypt it. |
| | Equals | Overloaded. Determines whether two Object instances are equal. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | Exists | Determines whether the specified file exists. |
| | GetAccessControl | Overloaded. Gets a FileSecurity object that encapsulates the access control list (ACL) entries for a specified file. |
| | GetAttributes | Gets the FileAttributes of the file on the path. |
| | GetCreationTime | Returns the creation date and time of the specified file or directory. |
| | GetCreationTimeUtc | Returns the creation date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), of the specified file or directory. |
| | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. GetHashCode is suitable for use in hashing algorithms and data structures like a hash table. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | GetLastAccessTime | Returns the date and time the specified file or directory was last accessed. |
| | GetLastAccessTimeUtc | Returns the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the specified file or directory was last accessed. |
| | GetLastWriteTime | Returns the date and time the specified file or directory was last written to. |
| | GetLastWriteTimeUtc | Returns the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the specified file or directory was last written to. |
| | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | Move | Moves a specified file to a new location, providing the option to specify a new file name. |
| | Open | Overloaded. Opens a FileStream on the specified path. |
| | OpenRead | Opens an existing file for reading. |
| | OpenText | Opens an existing UTF-8 encoded text file for reading. |
| | OpenWrite | Opens an existing file for writing. |
| | ReadAllBytes | Opens a binary file, reads the contents of the file into a byte array, and then closes the file. |
| | ReadAllLines | Overloaded. Opens a text file, reads all lines of the file into a string array, and then closes the file. |
| | ReadAllText | Overloaded. Opens a text file, reads all lines of the file into a string, and then closes the file. |
| | ReferenceEquals | Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | Replace | Overloaded. Replaces the contents of a specified file with the contents of another file, deleting the original file, and creating a backup of the replaced file. |
| | SetAccessControl | Applies access control list (ACL) entries described by a FileSecurity object to the specified file. |
| | SetAttributes | Sets the specified FileAttributes of the file on the specified path. |
| | SetCreationTime | Sets the date and time the file was created. |
| | SetCreationTimeUtc | Sets the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the file was created. |
| | SetLastAccessTime | Sets the date and time the specified file was last accessed. |
| | SetLastAccessTimeUtc | Sets the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the specified file was last accessed. |
| | SetLastWriteTime | Sets the date and time that the specified file was last written to. |
| | SetLastWriteTimeUtc | Sets the date and time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the specified file was last written to. |
| | ToString | Returns a String that represents the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| | 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. |
| | WriteAllLines | Overloaded. Creates a new file, writes the specified string to the file, and then closes the file. If the target file already exists, it is overwritten. |
| | WriteAllText | Overloaded. Creates a new file, write the contents to the file, and then closes the file. If the target file already exists, it is overwritten. |
