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FileStream.SafeFileHandle Property

.NET Framework 3.5

Gets a SafeFileHandle object that represents the operating system file handle for the file that the current FileStream object encapsulates.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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JScript

public virtual SafeFileHandle SafeFileHandle { get; }

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle
A SafeFileHandle object that represents the operating system file handle for the file that the current FileStream object encapsulates.

Remarks

The SafeFileHandle property automatically flushes the stream and sets the current stream position to 0. This allows the file to me moved or the stream position to be reset by another stream using the SafeFileHandle returned by this property.

.NET Framework Security

SecurityPermission
for permission to call unmanaged code.
Security action: Demand
Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode
SecurityPermission
for permission to call unmanaged code.
Security action: Link Demand
Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode

Platforms

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

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

FileStream Class

FileStream Members

System.IO Namespace

Other Resources

File and Stream I/O

How to: Read Text from a File

How to: Write Text to a File

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