System.IO.FileInfo

The FileInfo class represents a single file
This class inherits from the FileSystemInfo virtual class
You can create a reference to a FileInfo object by using its constructor method

System.IO.FileInfo oFileInfo; 
oFileInfo = new System.IO.FileInfo("C:\Temp\textfile.txt")

This class provides instance methods for manipulating files.

System.IO.FileInfo oFileInfo; 
oFileInfo = oDirectoryInfo.GetFiles;

Doesn't accept URI notation

Methods

AppendText	Opens the text file in append mode and returns a StreamWriter object
CopyTo	Copies the file to another path
Create	Creates the file
CreateText	Creates a text file and returns a StreamWriter object
Decrypt
Delete	Deletes the file
Encypt
MoveTo	Moves the file to another path
Open	Opens the current file with specified mode, access and share, returns a FileStream object
OpenRead	Opens the file in read mode and returns FileStream object
OpenText	Opens the current file in read mode and returns a StreamReader object
OpenWrite	Opens the file in write mode and returns FileStream object
Replace

Properties

Directory	Returns the DirectoryInfo object for the parent directory
DirectoryName	Returns the name of the parent directory
Exists	Returns true if the file exists
IsReadOnly
Length	Returns the length of the file
Name	Returns the name of the file

MoveTo

Moves the file to another path

MoveTo(destpath)

CopyTo

Copies the file to another path

CopyTo(destfile [,overwrite])

Open

Opens the current file with specified mode, access and share, returns a FileStream object

Open(mode [,access [,share]]])

OpenRead

Opens the file in read mode and returns FileStream object

FileAttribute Values

IO.FileAttributes.Archive - 32
IO.FileAttributes.Compressed - 2048
IO.FileAttributes.Device - 64
IO.FileAttributes.Directory = 16
IO.FileAttributes.Encypted - 16384
IO.FileAttributes.Hidden - 2
IO.FileAttributes.Normal - 128
IO.FileAttributes.NotContentIndexed - 8192
IO.FileAttributes.Offline - 4096
IO.FileAttributes.ReadOnly - 1
IO.FileAttributes.ReparsePoint - 1024
IO.FileAttributes.SparseFile - 512
IO.FileAttributes.System - 4
IO.FileAttributes.Temporary - 256