Parameters

path

A string that specifies the complete file path to read.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
System.IO.IOException	path is in an invalid format or contains invalid characters.
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException	The directory information specified in path was not found.
System.IO.FileNotFoundException	The file specified in path was not found.
ArgumentException	path is an empty string ("").
ArgumentNullException	path is null.

Remarks

This constructor initializes the StreamReader.CurrentEncoding property to System.Text.UTF8Encoding, and the internal buffer to the default size.

Note: The default buffer size is implementation defined.

Note:

path is not required to be a file stored on disk; it can be any part of a system that supports access via streams. For example, depending on the system, this class might be able to access a physical device.

For information on the valid format and characters for path strings, see System.IO.Path .

Requirements

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0