Path.GetRandomFileName Method

Definition

Returns a random folder name or file name.

C#
public static string GetRandomFileName();

Returns

A random folder name or file name.

Examples

The following example show output from the GetRandomFileName method.

C#
using System;
using System.IO;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string result = Path.GetRandomFileName();
            Console.WriteLine("Random file name is " + result);
        }
    }
}

/*

 This code produces output similar to the following:

 Random file name is w143kxnu.idj
 Press any key to continue . . .

 */

Remarks

Unlike GetTempFileName, GetRandomFileName does not create a file.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0