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TFileStream

[Properties (by Name)] [Methods (by Name)] [Events (by Name)]

Stream that stores its data in a named file on disk.

Declaration

Source position: classesh.inc line 855

type TFileStream = class(THandleStream)

public

  procedure Create();

  

Creates a file stream.

  destructor Destroy; override;

  

Destroys the file stream.

  property FileName: String; [r]

  

The filename of the stream.

end;

Inheritance

TFileStream

  

Stream that stores its data in a named file on disk.

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THandleStream

  

Base class for streams that are identified by an OS handle.

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TStream

  

Base class for streams.

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TObject

  

Base class of all classes.

Description

TFileStream is a TStream descdendent that stores or reads it's data from a named file in the filesystem of the operating system.

To this end, it overrides some of the methods in TStream and implements them for the case of files on disk, and it adds the FileName property to the list of public properties.

See also

TFileStream.Create

  

Creates a file stream.

TStream

  

Base class for streams.

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