Creating a file.

README.md

#dart:io example

Creating a file.

Use the File create() method to create a file. To create intermediate directories, set the recursive argument to true (default is false).

Main library: dart:io
Main element: File.create
Gist: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/f06777c610605646c43e
DartPad: https://dartpad.dartlang.org/f06777c610605646c43e

main.dart

import 'dart:io';
import 'dart:async';

Future main() async {
  // Get the system temp directory.
  Directory systemTempDir = Directory.systemTemp;

  // Creates dir/, dir/subdir/, and dir/subdir/file.txt in the system
  // temp directory.
  File file = await new File('${systemTempDir.path}/dir/subdir/file.txt')
      .create(recursive: true);
  print(await file.exists());
}

pubspec.yaml

name: dart.io_File.create
description: |
  Creating a file.

  Use the File create() method to create a file. To create intermediate directories, set the recursive argument to true (default is false).
homepage: https://gist.github.com/kasperpeulen/f06777c610605646c43e
environment:
  sdk: '>=1.11.0 <2.0.0'