Opens a FileStream on the specified path with read/write access.
Namespace:
System.IO
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function Open ( _
path As String, _
mode As FileMode _
) As FileStream
Dim path As String
Dim mode As FileMode
Dim returnValue As FileStream
returnValue = File.Open(path, mode)
public static FileStream Open(
string path,
FileMode mode
)
public:
static FileStream^ Open(
String^ path,
FileMode mode
)
public static function Open(
path : String,
mode : FileMode
) : FileStream
Parameters
- path
- Type: System..::.String
The file to open.
- mode
- Type: System.IO..::.FileMode
A FileMode value that specifies whether a file is created if one does not exist, and determines whether the contents of existing files are retained or overwritten.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| ArgumentException |
path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars. |
| ArgumentNullException |
path is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| PathTooLongException | The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters. |
| DirectoryNotFoundException | The specified path is invalid, (for example, it is on an unmapped drive). |
| IOException | An I/O error occurred while opening the file. |
| UnauthorizedAccessException |
path specified a file that is read-only. -or- This operation is not supported on the current platform. -or-
path specified a directory. -or- The caller does not have the required permission. |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException |
mode specified an invalid value. |
| FileNotFoundException | The file specified in path was not found. |
| NotSupportedException |
path is in an invalid format. |
This method is equivalent to the FileStream(String, FileMode, FileAccess, FileShare) constructor overload.
The path parameter is permitted to specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see GetCurrentDirectory.
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.
The following code example creates a temporary file and writes some text to it. The example then opens the file, using T:System.IO.FileMode.Open; that is, if the file did not already exist, it would not be created.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Create a temporary file, and put some data into it.
Dim path1 As String = Path.GetTempFileName()
Dim fs As FileStream = File.Open(path1, _
FileMode.Open, _
FileAccess.Write, _
FileShare.None)
Dim info As Byte() = New UTF8Encoding(True).GetBytes("This is some text in the file.")
' Add some information to the file.
fs.Write(info, 0, info.Length)
fs.Close()
'
' Open the stream and read it back.
'
fs = File.Open(path1, FileMode.Open)
Dim b(1024) As Byte
Dim temp As UTF8Encoding = New UTF8Encoding(True)
Do While fs.Read(b, 0, b.Length) > 0
Console.WriteLine(temp.GetString(b))
Loop
fs.Close()
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
// Create a temporary file, and put some data into it.
string path = Path.GetTempFileName();
using (FileStream fs = File.Open(path, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
{
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 = File.Open(path, 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));
}
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Text;
int main()
{
// Create a temporary file, and put some data into it.
String^ path = Path::GetTempFileName();
FileStream^ fs = File::Open( path, FileMode::Open, FileAccess::Write, FileShare::None );
try
{
array<Byte>^info = (gcnew UTF8Encoding( true ))->GetBytes( "This is some text in the file." );
// Add some information to the file.
fs->Write( info, 0, info->Length );
}
finally
{
if ( fs )
delete (IDisposable^)fs;
}
// Open the stream and read it back.
fs = File::Open( path, FileMode::Open );
try
{
array<Byte>^b = gcnew array<Byte>(1024);
UTF8Encoding^ temp = gcnew UTF8Encoding( true );
while ( fs->Read( b, 0, b->Length ) > 0 )
{
Console::WriteLine( temp->GetString( b ) );
}
}
finally
{
if ( fs )
delete (IDisposable^)fs;
}
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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