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FileStream::SafeFileHandle Property

.NET Framework 4.5

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

C++

public:
virtual property SafeFileHandle^ SafeFileHandle {
	SafeFileHandle^ get ();
}

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles::SafeFileHandle
An 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 be moved or the stream position to be reset by another stream using the SafeFileHandle returned by this property.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.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
SecurityCriticalAttribute
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.

Platforms

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.

Reference

FileStream Class

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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