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<p>The file is created in the system’s temporary directory and will be
automatically deleted when the <code>NamedTempFile</code> is dropped, unless
<code>keep()</code> is called on it.</p>
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<ul>
<li><code>Ok(NamedTempFile)</code> if the temporary file was created successfully.</li>
<li><code>Err(std::io::Error)</code> if creation failed.</li>
</ul>
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<p>Returns an <code>std::io::Error</code> if the temporary file cannot be created.</p>
<h2 id="examples"><a class="doc-anchor" href="#examples">§</a>Examples</h2>
<div class="example-wrap"><pre class="rust rust-example-rendered"><code><span class="kw">use </span>trash_analyzer::sys::path::create_temp_file;
<span class="kw">use </span>std::io::Write;
<span class="kw">let </span><span class="kw-2">mut </span>temp_file = create_temp_file().unwrap();
temp_file.write_all(<span class="string">b"Hello, temp!"</span>).unwrap();
<span class="comment">// File is automatically deleted when temp_file goes out of scope</span></code></pre><a class="test-arrow" target="_blank" title="Run code" href="https://play.rust-lang.org/?code=%23!%5Ballow(unused)%5D%0Afn+main()+%7B%0A++++use+trash_analyzer::sys::path::create_temp_file;%0A++++use+std::io::Write;%0A++++%0A++++let+mut+temp_file+=+create_temp_file().unwrap();%0A++++temp_file.write_all(b%22Hello,+temp!%22).unwrap();%0A%7D&edition=2024"></a></div></div></details></section></div></main></body></html>