CreateWrite() Method

Creates a file and opens it for writing.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function CreateWrite() As Stream

'Usage
 
Dim instance As AbstractFile
Dim value As Stream
 
value = instance.CreateWrite()

public Stream CreateWrite()

Return Value

A System.IO.Stream object that can be used to write data to the file.

Remarks

The returned stream is guaranteed to be writable, but may or may not be seekable.

The file will be opened with None shared access.

If the file exists, an ItemAlreadyExistsException will be thrown. To retrieve a stream on a file that already exists, OpenWrite(Boolean) should be used.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

AbstractFile Class
AbstractFile Members
Overload List