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MemoryMappedFile::CreateNew Method (String^, Int64, MemoryMappedFileAccess, MemoryMappedFileOptions, HandleInheritability)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Creates a memory-mapped file that has the specified name, capacity, access type, memory allocation options and inheritability.

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

public:
static MemoryMappedFile^ CreateNew(
	String^ mapName,
	long long capacity,
	MemoryMappedFileAccess access,
	MemoryMappedFileOptions options,
	HandleInheritability inheritability
)

Parameters

mapName
Type: System::String^

A name to assign to the memory-mapped file.

capacity
Type: System::Int64

The maximum size, in bytes, to allocate to the memory-mapped file.

access
Type: System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles::MemoryMappedFileAccess

One of the enumeration values that specifies the type of access allowed to the memory-mapped file. The default is ReadWrite.

options
Type: System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles::MemoryMappedFileOptions

A bitwise combination of enumeration values that specifies memory allocation options for the memory-mapped file.

inheritability
Type: System.IO::HandleInheritability

A value 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.

-or-

access is set to write-only with the Write enumeration value.

ArgumentNullException

mapName is null.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

capacity is less than or equal to zero.

-or-

access is not a valid MemoryMappedFileAccess enumeration value.

-or-

inheritability is not a valid HandleInheritability value.

.NET Framework
Available since 4.6
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