createTempFile

JVM
JRE7
1.5
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.

Parameters

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

Exceptions

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

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

See Also

Files.createTempFile

JVM
JRE7
1.5
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.

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.

Exceptions

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

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

See Also

Files.createTempFile