'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function OpenWrite( _

   ByVal overwrite As Boolean _

) As Stream

'Usage
 
Dim instance As AbstractFile

Dim overwrite As Boolean

Dim value As Stream

 

value = instance.OpenWrite(overwrite)

public Stream OpenWrite( 

   bool overwrite

)

Parameters

overwrite

true if existing data for the item should be replaced; false if existing data should be preserved, appending new data at the end.

Return Value

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

The file will be opened with System.IO.FileShare.None shared access.

If the file does not exist, the CreateWrite method should be used to retrieve the stream rather than OpenWrite.

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