#region License and Copyright
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Dotnet Commons IO
*
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
* for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the
*
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 59 Temple Place,
* Suite 330,
* Boston,
* MA 02111-1307
* USA
*
* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
#endregion
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Globalization;
using System.IO;
namespace Dotnet.Commons.IO
{
///
/// <summary>
/// This class provides basic facilities for manipulating files and file paths.
///
/// <h3>File-related methods</h3>
/// There are methods to
/// <list type="bullet">
/// <item>copy a file to another file,</item>
/// <item>compare the content of 2 files,</item>
/// <item>delete files using the wildcard character,</item>
/// <item>etc</item>
/// </list>
/// </summary>
///
public sealed class FileUtils
{
/// ---------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary> Convert from a <i>URL</i> to a <see cref="FileInfo"/>.</summary>
/// <param name="url">File URL.
/// </param>
/// <returns> The equivalent <see cref="FileInfo"/> object, or <i>null</i> if the URL's protocol
/// is not <i>file</i>
/// </returns>
/// ---------------------------------------------------------------
public static FileInfo ToFileFromUri(System.Uri url)
{
if (url.Scheme.Equals("file") == false)
{
return null;
}
else
{
String filename = url.PathAndQuery.Replace('/', Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
return new FileInfo(filename);
}
}
}
}
File Stream
Open Existing File
/*
* C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
* Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
* Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
* Create Date: June 27, 2003
* Last Modified Date:
* Version: 1
*/
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace Client.Chapter_11___File_and_Streams
{
public class OpenExistingFile {
static void Main(string[] args)
{
FileInfo MyFile = new FileInfo(@"c:ProjectsTesting.txt");
FileStream MyStream;
MyStream = MyFile.Open(FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.None);
}
}
}
Creating Files
/*
* C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
* Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
* Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
* Create Date: June 27, 2003
* Last Modified Date:
* Version: 1
*/
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace Client.Chapter_11___File_and_Streams
{
public class CreatingFiles {
public CreatingFiles()
{
FileInfo MyFile = new FileInfo(@"c:ProjectsTesting.txt");
MyFile.Create();
}
}
}
Copying A File
/*
* C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
* Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
* Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
* Create Date: June 27, 2003
* Last Modified Date:
* Version: 1
*/
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace Client.Chapter_11___File_and_Streams
{
public class CopyingAFile {
static void Main(string[] args)
{
FileInfo MyFile = new FileInfo(@"c:ProjectsTesting.txt");
MyFile.Create();
MyFile.CopyTo(@"c:ProjectsMyFolderMoved Testing.txt");
//or
MyFile.CopyTo(@"c:ProjectsMyFolderMoved Testing.txt", true);
}
}
}
Moving A Files
/*
* C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
* Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
* Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
* Create Date: June 27, 2003
* Last Modified Date:
* Version: 1
*/
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace Client.Chapter_11___File_and_Streams
{
public class MovingAFiles {
static void Main(string[] args)
{
FileInfo MyFile = new FileInfo(@"c:ProjectsTesting.txt");
MyFile.Create();
MyFile.MoveTo(@"c:ProjectsMyFolderMoved Testing.txt");
MyFile.MoveTo(@"C:|projectsMyFolder");
}
}
}
Deleting Files
/*
* C# Programmers Pocket Consultant
* Author: Gregory S. MacBeth
* Email: gmacbeth@comporium.net
* Create Date: June 27, 2003
* Last Modified Date:
* Version: 1
*/
using System;
using System.IO;
namespace Client.Chapter_11___File_and_Streams
{
public class DeletingFiles {
static void Main(string[] args)
{
FileInfo MyFile = new FileInfo(@"c:ProjectsTesting.txt");
MyFile.Create();
MyFile.Delete();
}
}
}
Get Directory information from FileInfo
using System;
using System.IO;
class MainClass {
static void Main(string[] args) {
FileInfo file = new FileInfo("c:a.txt");
// Display directory information.
DirectoryInfo dir = file.Directory;
Console.WriteLine("Checking directory: " + dir.Name);
Console.WriteLine("In directory: " + dir.Parent.Name);
Console.Write("Directory exists: ");
Console.WriteLine(dir.Exists.ToString());
}
}