<Type Name="FileMode" FullName="System.IO.FileMode" FullNameSP="System_IO_FileMode" Maintainer="ecma">
  <TypeSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".class public sealed serializable FileMode extends System.Enum" />
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public enum FileMode" />
  <MemberOfLibrary>BCL</MemberOfLibrary>
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>mscorlib</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyPublicKey>[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ]</AssemblyPublicKey>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <Base>
    <BaseTypeName>System.Enum</BaseTypeName>
  </Base>
  <Docs>
    <summary>
      <para> Specifies how the operating system opens a file.</para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <para>
        <see cref="T:System.IO.FileMode" /> values specify whether a
   file is created if one does not exist, and determine whether the contents of existing
   files are retained or overwritten.</para>
    </remarks>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName="Append">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.IO.FileMode Append = 6" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Append" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IO.FileMode</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <MemberValue>Append</MemberValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Requests a file be opened. If the file exists, its contents
      are preserved. This value is valid only for <see cref="F:System.IO.FileAccess.Write" qualify="true" />
      access. Attempts to read from a file opened with <see langword="Append" />
      cause an
      exception.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="Create">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.IO.FileMode Create = 2" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Create" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IO.FileMode</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <MemberValue>Create</MemberValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Requests a new file be created if it does not exist. The 
      file contents are overwritten if it does exist. This value is equivalent to
      requesting that if the file does not exist, use <see cref="F:System.IO.FileMode.CreateNew" />;
      otherwise, use <see cref="F:System.IO.FileMode.Truncate" />.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="CreateNew">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.IO.FileMode CreateNew = 1" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="CreateNew" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IO.FileMode</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <MemberValue>CreateNew</MemberValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Requests a new file be created. An exception
      is thrown if the file already exists.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="Open">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.IO.FileMode Open = 3" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Open" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IO.FileMode</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <MemberValue>Open</MemberValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para>Requests an existing file be opened. An exception is
      thrown if the file does not exist.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="OpenOrCreate">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.IO.FileMode OpenOrCreate = 4" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="OpenOrCreate" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IO.FileMode</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <MemberValue>OpenOrCreate</MemberValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Requests a file be opened. The file is
      created if it does not exist.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="Truncate">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".field public static literal valuetype System.IO.FileMode Truncate = 5" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="Truncate" />
      <MemberType>Field</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.IO.FileMode</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <MemberValue>Truncate</MemberValue>
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Requests an existing file be opened; existing contents
      are deleted. This value is valid only for <see cref="F:System.IO.FileAccess.Write" qualify="true" />
      access. Attempts to read from a file opened with <see langword="Truncate" />
      cause
      an exception.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
    </Member>
  </Members>
  <TypeExcluded>0</TypeExcluded>
  <Attributes>
    <Attribute>
      <AttributeName>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)</AttributeName>
    </Attribute>
  </Attributes>
</Type>
