Package	flash.filesystem
Class	public class FileMode
Inheritance	FileMode Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Runtime Versions:

AIR 1.0

The FileMode class defines string constants used in the fileMode parameter of the open() and openAsync() methods of the FileStream class. The fileMode parameter of these methods determines the capabilities available to the FileStream object once the file is opened.

The following capabilities are available, in various combinations, based on the fileMode parameter value specified in the open method:

• Reading—The FileStream object can read data from the file.
• Writing—The FileStream object can write data to the file.
• Creating—The FileStream object creates a nonexistent file upon opening.
• Truncate upon opening—Data in the file is deleted upon opening (before any data is written).
• Append written data—Data is always written to the end of the file (when any write method is called).

The following table shows the capabilities that each constant in the FileMode class provides when applied as the fileMode parameter of an open method of a FileStream object:

FileMode constant	Reading	Writing	Creating	Truncate upon opening	Append written data
READ	•
WRITE		•	•	•
APPEND		•	•		•
UPDATE	•	•	•

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