Create file in C#
Create file in C# using File.Create Method
File.Create Method
The File.Create method takes a file name with the full path as its first and required parameter and creates a file at the specified location. If same file already exists at the same location, this method overwrites the file.
The following code snippet creates a file Mahesh.txt in C:\Temp folder. If file already exists, the code will delete the existing file. The code writes two arrays of bytes to the file.
The Create method creates and returns a FileStream object that is responsible for reading and writing the specified file.
// Full file name
string fileName = @"C:\Temp\Mahesh.txt";
try
{
// Check if file already exists. If yes, delete it.
if (File.Exists(fileName))
{
File.Delete(fileName);
}
// Create a new file
using (FileStream fs = File.Create(fileName))
{
// Add some text to file
Byte[] title = new UTF8Encoding(true).GetBytes("New Text File");
fs.Write(title, 0, title.Length);
byte[] author = new UTF8Encoding(true).GetBytes("Mahesh Chand");
fs.Write(author, 0, author.Length);
}
// Open the stream and read it back.
using (StreamReader sr = File.OpenText(fileName))
{
string s = "";
while ((s = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
{
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
}
}
catch (Exception Ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(Ex.ToString());
}
The Create method has four overloaded forms provide options with a file buffer size, file options, and file security.