OpenRead Method

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Opens an existing file for reading.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function OpenRead ( _
    path As String _
) As FileStream

public static FileStream OpenRead(
    string path
)

public:
static FileStream^ OpenRead(
    String^ path
)

static member OpenRead : 
        path:string -> FileStream 

public static function OpenRead(
    path : String
) : FileStream

Parameters

• path
  Type: System. . :: . .String
  The file to be opened for reading.

Return Value

Type: System.IO. . :: . .FileStream
A read-only FileStream on the specified path.

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

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

File Class

System.IO Namespace