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BuildProvider::OpenStream Method (String)

Opens a stream for reading from a specified virtual path.

Namespace:  System.Web.Compilation
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

protected:
Stream^ OpenStream(
	String^ virtualPath
)

Parameters

virtualPath
Type: System::String

The virtual path to read.

Return Value

Type: System.IO::Stream
An open Stream that can be used to read the contents of the specified virtual path.

Use the Read method on the returned Stream object to read the contents of the virtual path.

After calling the OpenStream method, you must use the Close method to close the Stream object and free associated system resources.

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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