System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles.MemoryMappedFile.CreateNew Method

Creates a memory-mapped file that has the specified capacity and access type in system memory.

Syntax

[System.MonoLimitation("CreateNew requires that mapName be a file name on Unix")]
public static MemoryMappedFile CreateNew (string mapName, long capacity, MemoryMappedFileAccess access)

Parameters

mapName
A name to assign to the memory-mapped file.
capacity
The maximum size, in bytes, to allocate to the memory-mapped file.
access
One of the enumeration values that specifies the type of access allowed to the memory-mapped file. The default is MemoryMappedFileAccess.ReadWrite.

Returns

A memory-mapped file that has the specified characteristics.

Remarks

Use this method to create a memory-mapped file that is not persisted (that is, not associated with a file on disk), which you can use to share data between processes.

Requirements

Namespace: System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Assembly Versions: 4.0.0.0