TryGetFileFromPathAsync Method

Attempts to read file from the file-system by its path.

Definition

Namespace: Avalonia.Platform.Storage
Assembly: Avalonia.Base (in Avalonia.Base.dll)

C#

Task<IStorageFile?> TryGetFileFromPathAsync(
	Uri filePath
)

VB

Function TryGetFileFromPathAsync ( 
	filePath As Uri
) As Task(Of IStorageFile)

F#

abstract TryGetFileFromPathAsync : 
        filePath : Uri -> Task<IStorageFile> 

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Parameters

  Uri

The path of the item to retrieve in Uri format.

Return Value

Task(IStorageFile)
File or null if it doesn't exist.

Remarks

Uri path is usually expected to be an absolute path with "file" scheme. But it can be an uri with "content" scheme on the Android. It also might ask user for the permission, and throw an exception if it was denied.

See Also

Reference

IStorageProvider Interface
Avalonia.Platform.Storage Namespace