How to create a temporary file in Java?

Problem Description :

Write a program in Java that creates a temporary file.

How to create a temporary file in Java?

Concept :

If you want to create a temporary file with ".tmp" extension in "Temp" folder then you need to use following method of File class that is present in java.io.* package.

public static File createTempFile(String prefix, String suffix);

Java Program :

Output :

Output - How to create a temporary file in Temp folder

References :

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/io/File.html#createTempFile(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String)

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/String.html

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/io/File.html

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