Name
FileMode
Synopsis
This enumeration allows you to specify how you want to open a file.
If you use Create, and the
file already exists, an IOException is
thrown. If you use CreateNew,
any file that currently exists is overwritten.
OpenOrCreate indicates that
if a file already exists, it must be opened, otherwise, a new
file must be created. Similarly, Truncate indicates
that the file must be opened and all its data erased (writing then begins
at the first byte in the file). Append indicates
that the file must be opened and the “file position” set to the end
of the file (the opposite of Truncate).
public enum FileMode { CreateNew = 1, Create = 2, Open = 3, OpenOrCreate = 4, Truncate = 5, Append = 6 }
Hierarchy
System.Object→System.ValueType→System.Enum(System.IComparable, System.IFormattable, System.IConvertible)→FileMode
Passed To
File.Open(), FileInfo.Open(), FileStream.FileStream(), System.IO.IsolatedStorage.IsolatedStorageFileStream.IsolatedStorageFileStream()