Opens an existing file for reading.
Namespace: System.IOAssembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntaxpublic static FileStream OpenRead(
string path
)
Parameters
- path
- Type: SystemString
The file to be opened for reading.
Return Value
Type:
FileStreamA read-only
FileStream on the specified path.
Exceptions| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| ArgumentException | path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars. |
| ArgumentNullException | path is null. |
| PathTooLongException | The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters. |
| DirectoryNotFoundException | The specified path is invalid, (for example, it is on an unmapped drive). |
| UnauthorizedAccessException | path specified a directory.-or- The caller does not have the required permission. |
| FileNotFoundException | The file specified in path was not found. |
| NotSupportedException | path is in an invalid format. |
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