Gemstone Common Library
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# FilePathTryGetReadLock Method

Attempts to get read access on a file.

## Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.IO
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.160 -- Release Build+19b74ac03cedad8575bb1ceb00051318b7421d0d
C#
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    public static bool TryGetReadLock(
    	string fileName
    )

VB
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    Public Shared Function TryGetReadLock (
    	fileName As String
    ) As Boolean

C++
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    public:
    static bool TryGetReadLock(
    	String^ fileName
    )

JavaScript
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    Gemstone.IO.FilePath.TryGetReadLock = function(fileName);

#### Parameters

fileName String
  The file to check for read access.

#### Return Value

Boolean
True if read access is obtained; false otherwise.

## See Also

#### Reference

FilePath Class
Gemstone.IO Namespace