FileShare Enumeration

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Contains constants for controlling the kind of access other IsolatedStorageFileStream objects can have to the same file.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<FlagsAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Enumeration FileShare

[FlagsAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum FileShare

	Member name	Description
	None	Declines sharing of the current file. Any request to open the file (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.
	Read	Allows subsequent opening of the file for reading. If this flag is not specified, any request to open the file for reading (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.
	Write	Allows subsequent opening of the file for writing. If this flag is not specified, any request to open the file for writing (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.
	ReadWrite	Allows subsequent opening of the file for reading or writing. If this flag is not specified, any request to open the file for reading or writing (by this process or another process) will fail until the file is closed.
	Delete	Allows subsequent deleting of a file.
	Inheritable	Makes the file handle inheritable by child processes.

The FileShare enumeration is not fully supported on a Macintosh computer.

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.