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.NET Framework Class Library
Assembly..::.GetFile Method

Gets a FileStream for the specified file in the file table of the manifest of this assembly.

Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Function GetFile ( _
	name As String _
) As FileStream
public virtual FileStream GetFile(
	string name
)
public:
virtual FileStream^ GetFile(
	String^ name
)
abstract GetFile : 
        name:string -> FileStream 
override GetFile : 
        name:string -> FileStream 

Parameters

name
Type: System..::.String
The name of the specified file. Do not include the path to the file.

Return Value

Type: System.IO..::.FileStream
A stream that contains the specified file, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the file is not found.

Implements

_Assembly..::.GetFile(String)
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
FileLoadException

A file that was found could not be loaded.

ArgumentNullException

The name parameter is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentException

The name parameter is an empty string ("").

FileNotFoundException

name was not found.

BadImageFormatException

name is not a valid assembly.

Remarks

This method works on both public and private resource files.

The name should not include the path to the file.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
.NET Framework Security
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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