How to check for file lock?
public class FileManager
{
private string _fileName;
private int _numberOfTries;
private int _timeIntervalBetweenTries;
private FileStream GetStream(FileAccess fileAccess)
{
var tries = 0;
while (true)
{
try
{
return File.Open(_fileName, FileMode.Open, fileAccess, Fileshare.None);
}
catch (IOException e)
{
if (!IsFileLocked(e))
throw;
if (++tries > _numberOfTries)
throw new MyCustomException("The file is locked too long: " + e.Message, e);
Thread.Sleep(_timeIntervalBetweenTries);
}
}
}
private static bool IsFileLocked(IOException exception)
{
int errorCode = Marshal.GetHRForException(exception) & ((1 << 16) - 1);
return errorCode == 32 || errorCode == 33;
}
// other code
}