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Context.OpenFileInput(String) Method

Definition

Open a private file associated with this Context's application package for reading.

[Android.Runtime.Register("openFileInput", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/io/FileInputStream;", "GetOpenFileInput_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")]
public abstract System.IO.Stream? OpenFileInput (string? name);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("openFileInput", "(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/io/FileInputStream;", "GetOpenFileInput_Ljava_lang_String_Handler")>]
abstract member OpenFileInput : string -> System.IO.Stream

Parameters

name
String

The name of the file to open; can not contain path separators.

Returns

The resulting FileInputStream.

Attributes

Exceptions

Remarks

Open a private file associated with this Context's application package for reading.

Java documentation for android.content.Context.openFileInput(java.lang.String).

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Applies to

See also

  • <xref:Android.Content.Context.OpenFileOutput(System.String%2c+Android.Content.FileCreationMode)>
  • FileList()
  • DeleteFile(String)
  • <xref:Java.IO.FileInputStream(System.String)>