TempFileCollection Class
Represents a collection of temporary files.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The TempFileCollection type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | TempFileCollection() | Initializes a new instance of the TempFileCollection class with default values. |
![]() | TempFileCollection(String) | Initializes a new instance of the TempFileCollection class using the specified temporary directory that is set to delete the temporary files after their generation and use, by default. |
![]() | TempFileCollection(String, Boolean) | Initializes a new instance of the TempFileCollection class using the specified temporary directory and specified value indicating whether to keep or delete the temporary files after their generation and use, by default. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | BasePath | Gets the full path to the base file name, without a file name extension, on the temporary directory path, that is used to generate temporary file names for the collection. |
![]() | Count | Gets the number of files in the collection. |
![]() | KeepFiles | Gets or sets a value indicating whether to keep the files, by default, when the Delete method is called or the collection is disposed. |
![]() | TempDir | Gets the temporary directory to store the temporary files in. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AddExtension(String) | Adds a file name with the specified file name extension to the collection. |
![]() | AddExtension(String, Boolean) | Adds a file name with the specified file name extension to the collection, using the specified value indicating whether the file should be deleted or retained. |
![]() | AddFile | Adds the specified file to the collection, using the specified value indicating whether to keep the file after the collection is disposed or when the Delete method is called. |
![]() | CopyTo | Copies the members of the collection to the specified string, beginning at the specified index. |
![]() | Delete | Deletes the temporary files within this collection that were not marked to be kept. |
![]() | Dispose | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the TempFileCollection and optionally releases the managed resources. |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Attempts to delete the temporary files before this object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Overrides Object::Finalize().) |
![]() | GetEnumerator | Gets an enumerator that can enumerate the members of the collection. |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | AsParallel | Enables parallelization of a query. (Defined by ParallelEnumerable.) |
![]() | AsQueryable | Converts an IEnumerable to an IQueryable. (Defined by Queryable.) |
![]() | Cast<TResult> | Converts the elements of an IEnumerable to the specified type. (Defined by Enumerable.) |
![]() | OfType<TResult> | Filters the elements of an IEnumerable based on a specified type. (Defined by Enumerable.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | ICollection::CopyTo | Infrastructure. Copies the elements of the collection to an array, starting at the specified index of the target array. |
![]() ![]() | ICollection::Count | Infrastructure. Gets the number of elements contained in the collection. |
![]() ![]() | ICollection::IsSynchronized | Infrastructure. Gets a value indicating whether access to the collection is synchronized (thread safe). |
![]() ![]() | ICollection::SyncRoot | Infrastructure. Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the collection. |
![]() ![]() | IDisposable::Dispose | Infrastructure. Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. |
![]() ![]() | IEnumerable::GetEnumerator | Infrastructure. Returns an enumerator that iterates through a collection. |
TempFileCollection can be used to generate unique file names and to keep track of a list of files. This can be useful to ICodeCompiler implementers when managing a list of compiler-generated intermediate files, which are sometimes deleted after use.
To specify a directory to generate unique temporary file names in, use an appropriately overloaded constructor. You can also use a constructor overload to indicate whether files added to the collection should, if not specified otherwise when using the AddFile or AddExtension methods, be deleted when the collection is disposed or the Delete method is called.
A file in any directory can be added to an instance of TempFileCollection using the AddFile method.
To generate a unique name for a temporary file of a particular file extension, call AddExtension and specifiy the extension of the file name to generate. The AddExtension method will return a string consisting of a full path to a file name of the specified extension in the directory specified by the TempDir property. The AddExtension method will only return one unique file name per file name extension.
Both the AddFile and AddExtension methods have overloads that allow you to specify whether the files should be deleted when the collection is disposed or the Delete method is called.
The Delete method will delete all the files in the collection except those that are marked to be kept.
The BasePath property indicates a full path to the base file name, without a file name extension, used to generate the file names returned by the AddExtension method.
Note |
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This class contains a link demand and an inheritance demand at the class level that applies to all members. A SecurityException is thrown when either the immediate caller or the derived class does not have full-trust permission. For details about security demands, see Link Demands and Inheritance Demands. |
The following example shows the use of the TempFileCollection class and the AddExtension and AddFile methods.
- SecurityPermission
for calling members of TempFileCollection. Demand value: LinkDemand; Named Permission Sets: FullTrust.
- SecurityPermission
for deriving from the TempFileCollection class. Demand value: InheritanceDemand; Named Permission Sets: FullTrust.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

