# CreateTempFile

Creates a temporary file in the specified directory with the specified prefix and suffix if passed.

## Method Signature

```
CreateTempFile(directory=[string], prefix=[string], suffix=[string])
```

### Arguments

| Argument    | Type     | Required | Description                                                                                            | Default                                             |
| ----------- | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `directory` | `string` | `false`  | The directory in which to create the temp file, we default to the system temp directory                | `/var/folders/qr/xsqq4bd544x8qdm9s8ngwtdh0000gn/T/` |
| `prefix`    | `string` | `false`  | The prefix string to be used in generating the file's name; may be empty                               |                                                     |
| `suffix`    | `string` | `false`  | The suffix string to be used in generating the file's name; may be empty, in which case ".tmp" is used |                                                     |

## Examples

### Create temp file in temp dir

Returns path of file created

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLTy0JSc0tcMvMSdVQSIdwXDKLUpNL8osqNTR1FJRKUotLQNJKCprWXACZ5g%2FZ)

```java
getTempFile( getTempDirectory(), "testFile" );

```

Result: /private/var/folders/k6/hm9skhxj2dd\_901z2f2mkwt00000gn/T/testFile13427324567646329113.tmp

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLKc0t0FBwTy0JSc0tcMvMSdVQSIdwXDKLUpNL8osqNTR1FJRSUnPzlRQ0FTStuQDQaBBl)

```java
dump( GetTempFile( getTempDirectory(), "demo" ) );

```

## Related

* [ContractPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/contractpath)
* [CreateTempDirectory](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/createtempdirectory)
* [DirectoryCopy](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorycopy)
* [DirectoryCreate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorycreate)
* [DirectoryDelete](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorydelete)
* [DirectoryExists](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directoryexists)
* [DirectoryList](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorylist)
* [DirectoryMove](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directorymove)
* [DirectoryRename](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/directoryrename)
* [ExpandPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/expandpath)
* [FileAppend](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileappend)
* [FileClose](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileclose)
* [FileCopy](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filecopy)
* [FileDelete](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filedelete)
* [FileExists](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileexists)
* [FileGetMimeType](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filegetmimetype)
* [FileInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileinfo)
* [FileIsEOF](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileiseof)
* [FileMove](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filemove)
* [FileOpen](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileopen)
* [FileRead](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileread)
* [FileReadBinary](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filereadbinary)
* [FileReadLine](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filereadline)
* [FileSeek](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileseek)
* [FileSetAccessMode](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetaccessmode)
* [FileSetAttribute](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetattribute)
* [FileSetLastModified](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filesetlastmodified)
* [FileSkipBytes](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/fileskipbytes)
* [FileWrite](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filewrite)
* [FileWriteLine](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/filewriteline)
* [GetCanonicalPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getcanonicalpath)
* [GetDirectoryFromPath](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getdirectoryfrompath)
* [GetFileInfo](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/getfileinfo)
* [getTempFile](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/gettempfile)
* [PropertyFile](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/io/propertyfile)