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[Go] pathname -> path string
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Version 19

2019-10-07, 19:40:32

Version 20

2020-04-08, 16:26:01

Idiom #138 Create temp file

Create a new temporary file on filesystem.

Idiom #138 Create temp file

Create a new temporary file on filesystem.

Imports 
import "io/ioutil"
Imports 
import "io/ioutil"
Code 
tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
Code 
tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
Comments bubble
tmpfile has type *os.File.

Use tmpfile.Name() if you need the pathname.

Consider defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name()) for cleanup.
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tmpfile has type *os.File.

Use tmpfile.Name() if you need the path string.

Consider defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name()) for cleanup.
Doc URL
https://golang.org/pkg/io/ioutil/#TempFile
Doc URL
https://golang.org/pkg/io/ioutil/#TempFile
Demo URL
https://play.golang.org/p/CE0qLWoPL4
Demo URL
https://play.golang.org/p/CE0qLWoPL4