IsolatedStorageFile Class (System.IO.IsolatedStorage)

.NET Framework Class Library

IsolatedStorageFile Class

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Represents an isolated storage area containing files and directories.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class IsolatedStorageFile _
    Inherits IsolatedStorage _
    Implements IDisposable

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As IsolatedStorageFile

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class IsolatedStorageFile : IsolatedStorage, 
    IDisposable

Visual C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class IsolatedStorageFile sealed : public IsolatedStorage, 
    IDisposable

[<SealedAttribute>]
[<ComVisibleAttribute(true)>]
type IsolatedStorageFile =  
    class
        inherit IsolatedStorage
        interface IDisposable
    end

Remarks

This object corresponds to a specific isolated storage scope, where files represented by IsolatedStorageFileStream objects exist. Applications can use isolated storage to save data in their own isolated portion of the file system, without having to specify a particular path within the file system. Since isolated stores are scoped to particular assemblies, most other managed code will not be able to access your code's data (highly trusted managed code and administration tools can access stores from other assemblies). Unmanaged code can access any isolated stores.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
  System..::.MarshalByRefObject
    System.IO.IsolatedStorage..::.IsolatedStorage
      System.IO.IsolatedStorage..::.IsolatedStorageFile

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Reference

IsolatedStorageFile Members

System.IO.IsolatedStorage Namespace