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c#xamarin.formsxamarin.iosfilestreamioexception

System.IO.IOException: Sharing violation on path in C#


I have used below code to save the file in xamarin forms ios but give me

System.IO.IOException: Sharing violation

please help me.

FileStream fileStream = File.Open(pdfPath, FileMode.Create);
stream.Position = 0;
stream.CopyTo(fileStream);
fileStream.Flush();
fileStream.Close();

Solution

  • Have you checked that your app has permission for accessing files on the system? Also i would to a check to see if the files exist before opening it with File.Exists();.

    Also there are better ways of reading and writing to files in C#:

    string path = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal);
    string filename = Path.Combine(path, "myfile.txt");
    
    using (var streamWriter = new StreamWriter(filename, true))
    {
        streamWriter.WriteLine(DateTime.UtcNow);
    }
    
    using (var streamReader = new StreamReader(filename))
    {
        string content = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
        System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(content);
    }