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Open Method (String, FileMode)

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Opens a FileStream on the specified path with read/write access.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Open ( _
    path As String, _
    mode As FileMode _
) As FileStream
public static FileStream Open(
    string path,
    FileMode mode
)
public:
static FileStream^ Open(
    String^ path, 
    FileMode mode
)
static member Open : 
        path:string * 
        mode:FileMode -> FileStream 
public static function Open(
    path : String, 
    mode : FileMode
) : FileStream

Parameters

  • mode
    Type: System.IO. . :: . .FileMode
    A FileMode value that specifies whether a file is created if one does not exist, and determines whether the contents of existing files are retained or overwritten.

Return Value

Type: System.IO. . :: . .FileStream
A FileStream opened in the specified mode and path, with read/write access and not shared.

Remarks

The path parameter is permitted to specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see GetCurrentDirectory.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

File Class

Open Overload

System.IO Namespace