io-exceptions.cs

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        var sw = OpenStream(@".\textfile.txt");
        if (sw is null)
            return;
        sw.WriteLine("This is the first line.");
        sw.WriteLine("This is the second line.");
        sw.Close();
    }

    static StreamWriter? OpenStream(string path)
    {
        if (path is null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("You did not supply a file path.");
            return null;
        }

        try
        {
            var fs = new FileStream(path, FileMode.CreateNew);
            return new StreamWriter(fs);
        }
        catch (FileNotFoundException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The file or directory cannot be found.");
        }
        catch (DirectoryNotFoundException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The file or directory cannot be found.");
        }
        catch (DriveNotFoundException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The drive specified in 'path' is invalid.");
        }
        catch (PathTooLongException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("'path' exceeds the maximum supported path length.");
        }
        catch (UnauthorizedAccessException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("You do not have permission to create this file.");
        }
        catch (IOException e) when ((e.HResult & 0x0000FFFF) == 32)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("There is a sharing violation.");
        }
        catch (IOException e) when ((e.HResult & 0x0000FFFF) == 80)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The file already exists.");
        }
        catch (IOException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"An exception occurred:\nError code: " +
                              $"{e.HResult & 0x0000FFFF}\nMessage: {e.Message}");
        }
        return null;
    }
}