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FileOpenRead Method
Opens an existing file for reading.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntax
C#
public static FileStream OpenRead(
	string path
)

Parameters

path
Type: SystemString
The file to be opened for reading.

Return Value

Type: FileStream
A read-only FileStream on the specified path.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentExceptionpath is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars.
ArgumentNullExceptionpath is null.
PathTooLongExceptionThe 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.
DirectoryNotFoundExceptionThe specified path is invalid, (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
UnauthorizedAccessExceptionpath specified a directory.-or- The caller does not have the required permission.
FileNotFoundExceptionThe file specified in path was not found.
NotSupportedExceptionpath is in an invalid format.
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