FileMode

The modes in which to open a FileStream

 Public Enum FileMode

Values

CreateNew = 1

Creates a new file. If the file already exists, then an IOException is thrown.

Create = 2

Creates a new file. If the file already exists, it is overwritten.

OpenExisting = 3

Opens an existing file. If the file does not exist, then a FileNotFoundException is thrown.

OpenOrCreate = 4

Opens an existing file. If the file does not exist, it will be created.

Truncate = 5

Opens an existing file and sets the file length to 0. If an attempt to read is made, then an exception will be thrown.

Append = 6

Opens an existing or creates a new file, then moves to the end for writing to begin at. Reading of the stream is not supported.

See Also

Project CorLib Overview

Class FileStream Overview