FileInfo.OpenRead Method
Creates a read-only FileStream.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| UnauthorizedAccessException | path is read-only or is a directory. |
| DirectoryNotFoundException | The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive. |
| IOException | The file is already open. |
This method returns a read-only FileStream object with the FileShare mode set to Read.
The following example opens a file as read-only and reads from it.
using System; using System.IO; using System.Text; class Test { public static void Main() { string path = @"c:\MyTest.txt"; FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(path); // Delete the file if it exists. if (!fi.Exists) { //Create the file. using (FileStream fs = fi.Create()) { 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 = fi.OpenRead()) { byte[] b = new byte[1024]; UTF8Encoding temp = new UTF8Encoding(true); while (fs.Read(b,0,b.Length) > 0) { Console.WriteLine(temp.GetString(b)); } } } } //This code produces output similar to the following; //results may vary based on the computer/file structure/etc.: // //This is some text in the file. // // // // // // // // // // // //
- FileIOPermission
for reading files. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess.Read
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)
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