Opens an existing file or creates a new file for writing.
Namespace: System.IOAssembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntaxpublic static FileStream OpenWrite(
string path
)
Parameters
- path
- Type: SystemString
The file to be opened for writing.
Return Value
Type:
FileStreamAn unshared
FileStream object on the specified path with
Write access.
Exceptions| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| UnauthorizedAccessException | The caller does not have the required permission.-or- path specified a read-only file or directory. |
| 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). |
| FileNotFoundException | The file specified in path was not found. |
| NotSupportedException | path is in an invalid format. |
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