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  Directory Class
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  FileInfo Class
  FileMode Enumeration
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  FileStream Class
  FileSystemWatcher Class
  MemoryStream Class
  Path Class
  SeekOrigin Enumeration
  StreamReader Class
  StreamWriter Class
  StringReader Class
  StringWriter Class

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System.IO.FileInfo Class

Description

The FileInfo class provides file manipulation methods similar to File. Since FileInfo incurs only one security check, use when you have a number of things to do to a file.

The FileName in the constructor can contain just the file name, which will be processed in the current directory. Or you can provide a path + file name for a file in a subdirectory of the current directory. Or you can provide an absolute path + file name.

Methods

	AppendText	Returns a StreamWriter object allowing appending to the current text file
	CopyTo	Copies the current file to a new location, optionally with a new name
	Create	Creates a file with the current file name
	CreateText	Cerates a StreamWriter object allowing write access the current file
	Delete	Deletes the current file
	MoveTo	Moves the current file to a new location, optionally with a new name
	Open	Opens the current file for the specified read or write access
	OpenRead	Opens the current file for reading only
	OpenText	Opens the current file for reading as a text file
	OpenWrite	Opens the current file for writing to only
	ToString	Returns the current file name

Properties

Attributes	FileAttributes	Gets or sets the FileAttributes of the current FileSystemInfo.
CreationTime	DateTime	Gets or sets the creation time of the current FileSystemInfo object.
CreationTimeUtc	DateTime	Gets or sets the creation time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), of the current FileSystemInfo object.
Directory	DirectoryInfo	Gets an instance of the parent directory.
DirectoryName	String	Gets a string representing the directorys full path.
Exists	Boolean	Gets a value indicating whether a file exists.
Extension	String	Gets the string representing the extension part of the file.
FullName	String	Gets the full path of the directory or file.
LastAccessTime	DateTime	Gets or sets the time the current file or directory was last accessed.
LastAccessTimeUtc	DateTime	Gets or sets the time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the current file or directory was last accessed.
LastWriteTime	DateTime	Gets or sets the time when the current file or directory was last written to.
LastWriteTimeUtc	DateTime	Gets or sets the time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), when the current file or directory was last written to.
Length	Int64	Gets the size of the current file.
Name	String	Gets the name of the file.

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System.IO
System.IO.FileInfo