Xceed .NET Libraries Documentation
OpenRead() Method


Xceed.FileSystem Assembly > Xceed.FileSystem Namespace > AbstractFile Class > OpenRead Method : OpenRead() Method
Opens the file for reading.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function OpenRead() As Stream
'Usage
 
Dim instance As AbstractFile

Dim value As Stream

 

value = instance.OpenRead()
public Stream OpenRead()

Return Value

A System.IO.Stream object that can be used to read data from the file.
Remarks

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

The file will be opened with System.IO.FileShare.Read shared access.

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

See Also

Reference

AbstractFile Class
AbstractFile Members
Overload List