FileSystemProxy.WriteAllBytes(String, Byte[], Boolean) Method
Definition
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Writes data to a binary file.
public:
void WriteAllBytes(System::String ^ file, cli::array <System::Byte> ^ data, bool append);public void WriteAllBytes (string file, byte[] data, bool append);member this.WriteAllBytes : string * byte[] * bool -> unitPublic Sub WriteAllBytes (file As String, data As Byte(), append As Boolean)Parameters
- file
- String
Path and name of the file to be written to.
- data
- Byte[]
Data to be written to the file.
- append
- Boolean
True to append to the file contents; False to overwrite the file contents. Default is False.
Exceptions
The path is not valid for one of the following reasons: it is a zero-length string; it contains only white space; it contains invalid characters; or it is a device path (starts with \\.\); it ends with a trailing slash.
file is Nothing.
The file does not exist.
The file is in use by another process, or an I/O error occurs.
The path exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
A file or directory name in the path contains a colon (:) or is in an invalid format.
There is not enough memory to write the string to buffer.
The user lacks necessary permissions to view the path.
Examples
This example appends the data array CustomerData to the file CollectedData.
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllBytes(
"C:\MyDocuments\CustomerData", CustomerData, True)
Remarks
If the specified path, excluding the file name, is not valid, a DirectoryNotFoundException exception will be thrown. If the path is valid but the file does not exist, the file is created.
Note
The WriteAllBytes method opens a file, writes to it, and then closes it. Code that uses the WriteAllBytes method is simpler than code that uses a BinaryWriter object. However, if you are adding data to a file using a loop, a BinaryWriter object can provide better performance because you only have to open and close the file once.
The following table lists an example of a task involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllBytes method.
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Write to a binary file | How to: Write to Binary Files |
