FileInfo Constructor
Initializes a new instance of the FileInfo class, which acts as a wrapper for a file path.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- fileName
- Type: System.String
The fully qualified name of the new file, or the relative file name. Do not end the path with the directory separator character.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | fileName is null. |
| SecurityException | The caller does not have the required permission. |
| ArgumentException | The file name is empty, contains only white spaces, or contains invalid characters. |
| UnauthorizedAccessException | Access to fileName is denied. |
| PathTooLongException | The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters. |
| NotSupportedException | fileName contains a colon (:) in the middle of the string. |
The following example uses this constructor to create two files, which are then written to, read from, copied, and deleted.
using System; using System.IO; class Test { public static void Main() { string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt"; FileInfo fi1 = new FileInfo(path); if (!fi1.Exists) { //Create a file to write to. using (StreamWriter sw = fi1.CreateText()) { sw.WriteLine("Hello"); sw.WriteLine("And"); sw.WriteLine("Welcome"); } } //Open the file to read from. using (StreamReader sr = fi1.OpenText()) { string s = ""; while ((s = sr.ReadLine()) != null) { Console.WriteLine(s); } } try { string path2 = path + "temp"; FileInfo fi2 = new FileInfo(path2); //Ensure that the target does not exist. fi2.Delete(); //Copy the file. fi1.CopyTo(path2); Console.WriteLine("{0} was copied to {1}.", path, path2); //Delete the newly created file. fi2.Delete(); Console.WriteLine("{0} was successfully deleted.", path2); } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString()); } } } //This code produces output similar to the following; //results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.: // //Hello //And //Welcome //c:\MyTest.txt was copied to c:\MyTest.txttemp. //c:\MyTest.txttemp was successfully deleted.
The following example opens an existing file or creates a file, appends text to the file, and displays the results.
using System; using System.IO; public class FileInfoMainTest { public static void Main() { // Open an existing file, or create a new one. FileInfo fi = new FileInfo("temp.txt"); // Create a writer, ready to add entries to the file. StreamWriter sw = fi.AppendText(); sw.WriteLine("This is a new entry to add to the file"); sw.WriteLine("This is yet another line to add..."); sw.Flush(); sw.Close(); // Get the information out of the file and display it. StreamReader sr = new StreamReader( fi.OpenRead() ); while (sr.Peek() != -1) Console.WriteLine( sr.ReadLine() ); } } //This code produces output similar to the following; //results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.: // //Add as many lines as you like... //Add another line to the output... //This is a new entry to add to the file //This is yet another line to add...
- FileIOPermission
for reading files. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess.Read
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.