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Open Method (String, FileMode, FileAccess)

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Opens a FileStream on the specified path, with the specified mode and access.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function Open ( _
    path As String, _
    mode As FileMode, _
    access As FileAccess _
) As FileStream
public static FileStream Open(
    string path,
    FileMode mode,
    FileAccess access
)
public:
static FileStream^ Open(
    String^ path, 
    FileMode mode, 
    FileAccess access
)
static member Open : 
        path:string * 
        mode:FileMode * 
        access:FileAccess -> FileStream 
public static function Open(
    path : String, 
    mode : FileMode, 
    access : FileAccess
) : 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
An unshared FileStream that provides access to the specified file, with the specified mode and access.

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