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The following table shows the file I/O structures with a description of the purpose of each.

Structure Description

BY_HANDLE_FILE_INFORMATION

Contains information obtained by the GetFileInformationByHandlefunction.

CEDIRINFO

Contains information about a directory object.

CEFILEINFO

Contains information about a file object.

FILE_NOTIFY_INFORMATION

Describes the changes found by the CeGetFileNotificationInfofunction.

FILECHANGEINFO

Contains information about a file system event.

OVERLAPPED

Contains the file offset of the beginning of the lock range.

WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA

Contains attribute information for a file or directory.

WIN32_FIND_DATA

Describes a file found by the FindFirstFileor the FindNextFilefunction.

See Also

Reference

File I/O Reference