f8.1/sdk/dart/zircon/Channel/Channel.fromFile.md

# Channel.fromFile constructor







Channel.fromFile(String path)


<p>Gets a Channel for accessing the file at <code>path</code>.</p>
<p>The returned Channel supports read-only fdio operations on the file.</p>



## Implementation

```dart
factory Channel.fromFile(String path) {
  HandleResult r = System.channelFromFile(path);
  if (r.status != ZX.OK) {
    throw ZxStatusException(r.status, getStringForStatus(r.status));
  }
  return Channel(r.handle);
}
```