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FileCreate Method (String, Int32, FileOptions)
Creates or overwrites the specified file, specifying a buffer size and a FileOptions value that describes how to create or overwrite the file.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntax
C#
public static FileStream Create(
	string path,
	int bufferSize,
	FileOptions options
)

Parameters

path
Type: SystemString
The name of the file.
bufferSize
Type: SystemInt32
The number of bytes buffered for reads and writes to the file.
options
Type: System.IOFileOptions
One of the FileOptions values that describes how to create or overwrite the file.

Return Value

Type: FileStream
A new file with the specified buffer size.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
UnauthorizedAccessExceptionThe caller does not have the required permission.-or- path specified a file that is read-only. -or-Encrypted is specified for options and file encryption is not supported on the current platform.
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.
IOExceptionAn I/O error occurred while creating the file.
NotSupportedExceptionpath is in an invalid format.
UnauthorizedAccessExceptionThe caller does not have the required permission.-or- path specified a file that is read-only.
UnauthorizedAccessExceptionThe caller does not have the required permission.-or- path specified a file that is read-only.
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