FileInfoExtensionsLock(FileInfo, FileShare) Method

Locks read/write access to the specified file for other applications (during the lifetime of the current application).

To unlock the file, just dispose the returned FileStream object.

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.Extensions.FileInfoExtensions
Assembly: DevCase.net48 (in DevCase.net48.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
[EditorBrowsableAttribute(EditorBrowsableState.Always)]
public static FileStream Lock(
	this FileInfo sender,
	FileShare fileShare
)

Parameters

sender  FileInfo
The source FileInfo.
fileShare  FileShare
The type of access that other applications will have to this file.

Return Value

FileStream
A FileStream object that represents the file stream.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type FileInfo. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Example

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