FileShare Enumeration

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Contains constants for controlling the kind of access other IsolatedStorageFileStream objects can have to the same file.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

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

Syntax

<FlagsAttribute> _
Public Enumeration FileShare

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum FileShare

	Member name	Description
	Delete	Allows subsequent deleting of a file.
	Inheritable	Makes the file handle inheritable by child processes.
	None	Declines sharing of the current file. Any request to open the file (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.
	Read	Allows subsequent opening of the file for reading. If this flag is not specified, any request to open the file for reading (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.
	ReadWrite	Allows subsequent opening of the file for reading or writing. If this flag is not specified, any request to open the file for reading or writing (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.
	Write	Allows subsequent opening of the file for writing. If this flag is not specified, any request to open the file for writing (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.