PipeStream.ReadMode Property

Definition

Gets or sets the reading mode for a PipeStream object.

public virtual System.IO.Pipes.PipeTransmissionMode ReadMode { get; set; }
public virtual System.IO.Pipes.PipeTransmissionMode ReadMode { [System.Security.SecurityCritical] get; [System.Security.SecurityCritical] set; }

Property Value

One of the PipeTransmissionMode values that indicates how the PipeStream object reads from the pipe.

Attributes

Exceptions

The supplied value is not a valid PipeTransmissionMode value.

The supplied value is not a supported PipeTransmissionMode value for this pipe stream.

The handle has not been set.

-or-

The pipe is waiting to connect with a named client.

The pipe is broken or an I/O error occurred with a named client.

Remarks

Anonymous pipes do not support Message mode message transmission.

To avoid an InvalidOperationException accessing ReadMode, IsConnected can be used to verify the pipe is connected.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1