SafeFileHandle Class
Represents a wrapper class for a file handle.
System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.CriticalFinalizerObject
System.Runtime.InteropServices.SafeHandle
Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid
Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The SafeFileHandle type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | IsClosed | Gets a value indicating whether the handle is closed. (Inherited from SafeHandle.) |
![]() | IsInvalid | Gets a value that indicates whether the handle is invalid. (Inherited from SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Close | Marks the handle for releasing and freeing resources. (Inherited from SafeHandle.) |
![]() | DangerousAddRef | Manually increments the reference counter on SafeHandle instances. (Inherited from SafeHandle.) |
![]() | DangerousGetHandle | Returns the value of the handle field. (Inherited from SafeHandle.) |
![]() | DangerousRelease | Manually decrements the reference counter on a SafeHandle instance. (Inherited from SafeHandle.) |
![]() | Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the SafeHandle class. (Inherited from SafeHandle.) |
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | SetHandleAsInvalid | Marks a handle as no longer used. (Inherited from SafeHandle.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
This class is derived from SafeHandleZeroOrMinusOneIsInvalid. A value of 0 or -1 is an invalid file handle.
The following code example demonstrates how to open a file using the SafeFileHandle class and the unmanaged CreateFile function.
using System; using Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.ComponentModel; class SafeHandlesExample { static void Main() { try { UnmanagedFileLoader loader = new UnmanagedFileLoader("example.xml"); } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine(e); } Console.ReadLine(); } } class UnmanagedFileLoader { public const short FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL = 0x80; public const short INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = -1; public const uint GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000; public const uint GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000; public const uint CREATE_NEW = 1; public const uint CREATE_ALWAYS = 2; public const uint OPEN_EXISTING = 3; // Use interop to call the CreateFile function. // For more information about CreateFile, // see the unmanaged MSDN reference library. [DllImport("kernel32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)] static extern SafeFileHandle CreateFile(string lpFileName, uint dwDesiredAccess, uint dwShareMode, IntPtr lpSecurityAttributes, uint dwCreationDisposition, uint dwFlagsAndAttributes, IntPtr hTemplateFile); private SafeFileHandle handleValue = null; public UnmanagedFileLoader(string Path) { Load(Path); } public void Load(string Path) { if (Path == null || Path.Length == 0) { throw new ArgumentNullException("Path"); } // Try to open the file. handleValue = CreateFile(Path, GENERIC_WRITE, 0, IntPtr.Zero, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, IntPtr.Zero); // If the handle is invalid, // get the last Win32 error // and throw a Win32Exception. if (handleValue.IsInvalid) { Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Marshal.GetHRForLastWin32Error()); } } public SafeFileHandle Handle { get { // If the handle is valid, // return it. if (!handleValue.IsInvalid) { return handleValue; } else { return null; } } } }
- SecurityCriticalAttribute
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.
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.
