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File Methods

Constructors	Description
File	Creates a File object given a new or existing file.

Methods	Description
changeExtension	Changes the extension of a file path.
close	Closes this file.
combine	Combines two file paths.
copy	Copies an existing file to a new file.
copyOver	Copies an existing file to a new or existing file.
create	Creates a new file.
createDirectories	Creates all directories designated by the specified path.
createDirectory	Creates a new directory.
delete	Deletes a file.
exists	Determines whether a file exists.
finalize	Finalizes this File object by ensuring that the close method is called.
flush	Clears the buffers for this file and causes all buffered data to be written to the file.
getAttributes	Retrieves the attributes for the specified file or directory.
getCurrentDirectory	Retrieves the current directory.
getDirectory	Retrieves the directory path of a file path.
getExtension	Retrieves the extension of the specified path.
getFiles	Retrieves the names of the files that match the specified search path.
getFullPath	Expands the specified path to a fully qualified path.
getHandle	Retrieves the file handle associated with this File object.
getLength	Retrieves the length in bytes of this file.
getLogicalDrives	Retrieves the specification for the logical drives.
getName	Retrieves the name and extension of the specified path.
getPosition	Retrieves the current position of this file.
getRoot	Retrieves the root portion of the specified path.
hasExtension	Determines whether a path includes a file extension.
isDirectory	Determines whether the specified path refers to a directory.
isFile	Determines whether the specified path refers to a file.
isRooted	Determines whether the specified path contains a root.
lock	Locks a region in this file.
open	Opens an existing file for read and write access.
openRead	Opens an existing file for read access only.
openStandardError	Opens the standard error file.
openStandardInput	Opens the standard input file.
openStandardOutput	Opens the standard output file.
read	Reads the next byte of data from this file.
readByte	Reads a byte from this file.
readChar	Reads a character from this file.
readInt	Reads an integer from this file.
readLong	Reads a long value from this file.
readShort	Reads a short value from this file.
removeDirectory	Removes an existing empty directory.
rename	Renames an existing file or directory.
setAttributes	Sets the attributes of a file.
setCurrentDirectory	Sets the current directory.
setLength	Sets the length of this file to the specified value.
setPosition	Sets the current position of this file to the specified value.
unlock	Unlocks a region in this file.
write	Writes a byte of data to this file.
writeByte	Writes a byte to this file.
writeChar	Writes a character to this file.
writeInt	Writes an integer to this file.
writeLong	Writes a long value to this file.
writeShort	Writes a short value to this file.