kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.io.path/createTempFile

createTempFile

inline fun createTempFile(prefix: String? = null, suffix: String? = null, vararg attributes: FileAttribute<*>): Path(source)

Creates an empty file in the default temp directory, using the given prefix and suffix to generate its name.

Since Kotlin

1.5

Return

the path to the newly created file that did not exist before.

Parameters

attributes

an optional list of file attributes to set atomically when creating the file.

See also

Throws

if the array contains an attribute that cannot be set atomically when creating the file.

fun createTempFile(directory: Path?, prefix: String? = null, suffix: String? = null, vararg attributes: FileAttribute<*>): Path(source)

Creates an empty file in the specified directory, using the given prefix and suffix to generate its name.

Since Kotlin

1.5

Return

the path to the newly created file that did not exist before.

Parameters

directory

the parent directory in which to create a new file. It can be null, in that case the new file is created in the default temp directory.

attributes

an optional list of file attributes to set atomically when creating the file.

See also

Throws

if the array contains an attribute that cannot be set atomically when creating the file.