Context.OpenFileOutput(String, FileCreationMode) Method

Definition

Open a private file associated with this Context's application package for writing.

[Android.Runtime.Register("openFileOutput", "(Ljava/lang/String;I)Ljava/io/FileOutputStream;", "GetOpenFileOutput_Ljava_lang_String_IHandler")]
public abstract System.IO.Stream? OpenFileOutput (string? name, Android.Content.FileCreationMode mode);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("openFileOutput", "(Ljava/lang/String;I)Ljava/io/FileOutputStream;", "GetOpenFileOutput_Ljava_lang_String_IHandler")>]
abstract member OpenFileOutput : string * Android.Content.FileCreationMode -> System.IO.Stream

Parameters

name
String

The name of the file to open; can not contain path separators.

mode
FileCreationMode

Operating mode.

Returns

The resulting FileOutputStream.

Attributes

Exceptions

Remarks

Open a private file associated with this Context's application package for writing. Creates the file if it doesn't already exist.

No additional permissions are required for the calling app to read or write the returned file.

Java documentation for android.content.Context.openFileOutput(java.lang.String, int).

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