StreamReader Constructor (String)
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Initializes a new instance of the StreamReader class for the specified file name.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- path
- Type: System.String
The complete file path to be read.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | path is an empty string (""). |
| ArgumentNullException | path is Nothing. |
| FileNotFoundException | The file cannot be found. |
| DirectoryNotFoundException | The specified path is invalid; for example, it might refer to an unmapped drive. |
| IOException | path includes an incorrect or invalid syntax for file name, directory name, or volume label. |
The complete file path is specified by the path parameter. The default character encoding and default buffer size are used.
The path parameter can be a file name, including a file on a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) share.
The path parameter is not required to be a file stored on disk; it can be any part of a system that supports access using streams.
Caution: |
|---|
When you compile a set of characters with a particular cultural setting and retrieve those same characters with a different cultural setting, the characters might not be interpretable, and could cause an exception to be thrown. |
Version Notes
Windows Phone
This member has a SecurityCriticalAttribute attribute. This attribute restricts this member to internal use. Application code that uses this member throws a MethodAccessException.
Caution: