File.Length Method
Definition
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Returns the length of the file denoted by this abstract pathname.
[Android.Runtime.Register("length", "()J", "GetLengthHandler")]
public virtual long Length ();[<Android.Runtime.Register("length", "()J", "GetLengthHandler")>]
abstract member Length : unit -> int64
override this.Length : unit -> int64Returns
The length, in bytes, of the file denoted by this abstract
pathname, or 0L if the file does not exist. Some
operating systems may return 0L for pathnames
denoting system-dependent entities such as devices or pipes.
- Attributes
Remarks
Returns the length of the file denoted by this abstract pathname. The return value is unspecified if this pathname denotes a directory.
Where it is required to distinguish an I/O exception from the case that 0L is returned, or where several attributes of the same file are required at the same time, then the java.nio.file.Files#readAttributes(Path,Class,LinkOption[]) Files.readAttributes method may be used.
Java documentation for java.io.File.length().
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