#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()); } }