Downloading files
The session exposes the DownloadAsync method to allow you to retrieve the content of a file.
Syntax
There are two overloads:
Task<Stream> DownloadAsync(string path, Reference<RavenJObject> metadata = null);
Task<Stream> DownloadAsync(FileHeader file, Reference<RavenJObject> metadata = null);
| Parameters |
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| path |
string |
The full file path |
| file |
FileHeader |
The file represented by the FileHeader |
| metadata |
Reference<RavenJObject> |
Metadata of the downloaded file |
| Return Value |
|
| Task<Stream> |
A task that represents the asynchronous download operation. The task result is the file's content represented by a readable stream. |
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| Exceptions |
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| FileNotFoundException |
It is thrown when the requested file does not exist in the file system. |
Example
Reference<RavenJObject> metadata = new Reference<RavenJObject>();
Stream content = await session.DownloadAsync("/movies/intro.avi", metadata);
Console.WriteLine("Downloaded {0} bytes", metadata.Value.Value<long>("RavenFS-Size"));
