# DeviceFileSystem

Namespace: **Wisej.Hybrid**

Assembly: **Wisej.Hybrid** (3.5.0.0)

Provides methods to interact with the device's file system, allowing you to perform various file-related operations.

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```csharp
public class DeviceFileSystem
```

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```visual-basic
Public Class DeviceFileSystem
```

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Access this class through the [FileSystem](https://docs.wisej.com/hybrid/start/general/wisej.hybrid.device#filesystem) singleton.

## Constructors

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)DeviceFileSystem()

Initializes a new instance of [DeviceFileSystem](https://docs.wisej.com/hybrid/start/api/storage/wisej.hybrid.devicefilesystem).

## Methods

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)CreateDirectory(path)

Creates a directory at the given path.

| Parameter | Type                                                          | Description                   |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| **path**  | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The directory path to create. |

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)DeleteDirectory(path)

Deletes the directory at the given path.

| Parameter | Type                                                          | Description                   |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| **path**  | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The directory path to delete. |

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)DeleteFile(path)

Deletes the file at the given path.

| Parameter | Type                                                          | Description              |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| **path**  | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The file path to delete. |

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)Exists(path)

Determines whether a file exists at the given path.

| Parameter | Type                                                          | Description             |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| **path**  | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The file path to check. |

**Returns:** [Boolean](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean). true if the file exists; otherwise, false.

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)GetFiles(directory)

Gets a list of file names in the specified directory.

| Parameter     | Type                                                          | Description                  |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| **directory** | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The directory path to query. |

**Returns:** [String\[\]](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string). An array of file names in the directory.

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)ReadBytes(path)

Reads the bytes from a file at the given path.

| Parameter | Type                                                          | Description                 |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **path**  | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The file path to read from. |

**Returns:** [Byte\[\]](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.byte). An array of bytes representing the file contents.

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)ReadText(path)

Reads the text from a file at the given path.

| Parameter | Type                                                          | Description                 |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **path**  | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The file path to read from. |

**Returns:** [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string). The text content of the file.

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)WriteBytes(path, bytes)

Writes the provided bytes to a file at the given path.

| Parameter | Type                                                          | Description                     |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| **path**  | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The file path to write to.      |
| **bytes** | [Byte\[\]](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.byte) | The bytes to write to the file. |

### ![](https://1168517704-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FKLgWHTlbcMvpwVT7mLBW%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-2389c55cd19719a73a5ae98e1528c8dc8525cc35%2Finstance.png?alt=media)WriteText(path, contents)

Writes the provided text to a file at the given path.

| Parameter    | Type                                                          | Description                             |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| **path**     | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The file path to write to.              |
| **contents** | [String](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string) | The text contents to write to the file. |


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