how can you easily check if access is denied for a file in .NET?

Question

Basically, I would like to check if I have rights to open the file before I actually try to open it; I do not want to use a try/catch for this check unless I have to. Is the

Answer 1

public static FileStream GetFileStream(String filePath, FileMode fileMode, FileAccess fileAccess, FileShare fileShare, ref int attempts, int attemptWaitInMilliseconds)
{            
    try
    {
         return File.Open(filePath, fileMode, fileAccess, fileShare);
    }
    catch (UnauthorizedAccessException unauthorizedAccessException)
    {
        if (attempts <= 0)
        {
            throw unauthorizedAccessException;
        }
        else
        {
            Thread.Sleep(attemptWaitInMilliseconds);
            attempts--;
            return GetFileStream(filePath, fileMode, fileAccess, fileShare, ref attempts, attemptWaitInMilliseconds);
        }
    }
}