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MemoryMappedFile::OpenExisting Method (String^, MemoryMappedFileRights)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

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

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

public:
static MemoryMappedFile^ OpenExisting(
	String^ mapName,
	MemoryMappedFileRights desiredAccessRights
)

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.

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.

FileNotFoundException

The file specified for mapName does not exist.

.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
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