Files.TempFileName Method

NSG Library

A Sandcastle Documented Class Library

FilesTempFileName Method

Create a temporary file name.

Namespace: NSG.Library.Helpers
Assembly: NSG.Library.Helpers (in NSG.Library.Helpers.dll) Version: 1.0.1.17 (1.0.1.17)

Syntax

C++

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public static string TempFileName(
	string prefix = "tmp",
	string extent = "txt"
)

Public Shared Function TempFileName ( 
	Optional prefix As String = "tmp",
	Optional extent As String = "txt"
) As String

public:
static String^ TempFileName(
	String^ prefix = L"tmp", 
	String^ extent = L"txt"
)

static member TempFileName : 
        ?prefix : string * 
        ?extent : string 
(* Defaults:
        let _prefix = defaultArg prefix "tmp"
        let _extent = defaultArg extent "txt"
*)
-> string

Parameters

prefix (Optional)

Type: SystemString
first part of file name

Examples

file 'prefix' examples:

tmp
ni (as in app initials)
nsg (as in company initials)

extent (Optional)

Type: SystemString
the temporary file name extension:

Examples

file 'extent' examples:

Return Value

Type: String
between the prefix and the extent is a GUID

Reference

Files Class

NSG.Library.Helpers Namespace

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