File.OpenText.ReadToEnd and File Handles

[Assaf Rozenblatt]

Hi,

When reading in the contents of a text file without creating a new
file object, like so:

Buffer = IO.File.OpenText(PathToFile).ReadToEnd

Does .Net internally close the file or does it remain open?

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

When reading in the contents of a text file without creating a new
file object, like so:

Buffer = IO.File.OpenText(PathToFile).ReadToEnd

Does .Net internally close the file or does it remain open?

It remains open until the stream is closed. If you don't close the stream
yourself, then the handle will be freed when the GC "finalizes" the object.