FileInfo.Open Method (FileMode)
Opens a file in the specified mode.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- mode
- Type: System.IO.FileMode
A FileMode constant specifying the mode (for example, Open or Append) in which to open the file.
Return Value
Type: System.IO.FileStreamA file opened in the specified mode, with read/write access and unshared.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| FileNotFoundException | The file is not found. |
| UnauthorizedAccessException | The file is read-only or is a directory. |
| DirectoryNotFoundException | The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive. |
| IOException | The file is already open. |
The following example opens a file, adds some information to the file, and reads the file.
using System; using System.IO; using System.Text; class Test { public static void Main() { string path = @"c:\MyTest.txt"; FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(path); // Delete the file if it exists. if (!fi.Exists) { //Create the file. using (FileStream fs = fi.Create()) { Byte[] info = new UTF8Encoding(true).GetBytes("This is some text in the file."); //Add some information to the file. fs.Write(info, 0, info.Length); } } //Open the stream and read it back. using (FileStream fs = fi.Open(FileMode.Open)) { byte[] b = new byte[1024]; UTF8Encoding temp = new UTF8Encoding(true); while (fs.Read(b,0,b.Length) > 0) { Console.WriteLine(temp.GetString(b)); } } } } //This code produces output similar to the following; //results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.: // //This is some text in the file. // // // // // // // // // // // //
- FileIOPermission
for writing to and reading from files. Associated enumerations: FileIOPermissionAccess.Write and FileIOPermissionAccess.Read
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.