FileInfo.OpenWrite Method

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Creates a write-only FileStream.

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

Syntax

Public Function OpenWrite As FileStream
public FileStream OpenWrite()

Return Value

Type: System.IO..::.FileStream
A new write-only unshared FileStream object.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
UnauthorizedAccessException

path is read-only or is a directory.

DirectoryNotFoundException

The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.

Remarks

Version Notes

Windows Phone

 This member has a SecurityCriticalAttribute attribute. This attribute restricts this member to internal use. Application code that uses this member throws a MethodAccessException.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

FileInfo Class

System.IO Namespace