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Create and open a new temporary file with a name based on `prefix`.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

Create and open a new temporary file with a name based on `prefix`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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static
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/FileDescriptor.adoc[FileDescriptor]
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/createTemporaryFile-03.adoc[createTemporaryFile](
    xref:bsl/string.adoc[bsl::string]* outPath,
    std::string_view const& prefix);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/createTemporaryFile-03.adoc[_» more..._]#

Create and open a new temporary file with a name based on `prefix`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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static
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/FileDescriptor.adoc[FileDescriptor]
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/createTemporaryFile-02.adoc[createTemporaryFile](
    std::pmr::string* outPath,
    std::string_view const& prefix);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/createTemporaryFile-02.adoc[_» more..._]#

Create and open a new temporary file with a name based on `prefix`.


[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
static
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/FileDescriptor.adoc[FileDescriptor]
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/createTemporaryFile-00.adoc[createTemporaryFile](
    std::string* outPath,
    std::string_view const& prefix);
----

[.small]#xref:BloombergLP/bdls/FilesystemUtil/createTemporaryFile-00.adoc[_» more..._]#

== Return Value

a valid `FileDescriptor` on success, or `k_INVALID_FD` otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *outPath*
| receives the path of the created file
| *prefix*
| prefix of the generated file name
|===


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