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MemoryMappedFile::OpenExisting Method (String^, MemoryMappedFileRights, HandleInheritability)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Opens an existing memory-mapped file that has the specified name, access rights, and inheritability in system memory.

Namespace:   System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles
Assembly:  System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

public:
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag::UnmanagedCode)]
static MemoryMappedFile^ OpenExisting(
	String^ mapName,
	MemoryMappedFileRights desiredAccessRights,
	HandleInheritability inheritability
)

Parameters

mapName
Type: System::String^

The name of the memory-mapped file to open.

desiredAccessRights
Type: System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles::MemoryMappedFileRights

One of the enumeration values that specifies the access rights to apply to the memory-mapped file.

inheritability
Type: System.IO::HandleInheritability

One of the enumeration values that specifies whether a handle to the memory-mapped file can be inherited by a child process. The default is None.

Return Value

Type: System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles::MemoryMappedFile^

A memory-mapped file that has the specified characteristics.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

mapName is an empty string.

ArgumentNullException

mapName is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

desiredAccessRights is not a valid MemoryMappedFileRights enumeration value.

-or-

inheritability is not a valid HandleInheritability enumeration value.

UnauthorizedAccessException

The requested access is invalid for the memory-mapped file.

FileNotFoundException

The file specified for mapName does not exist.

SecurityPermission

for access to unmanaged code. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag::UnmanagedCode.

.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
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