Stream.CanSeek Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.IO

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Stream.cs

When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports seeking.

public:
 abstract property bool CanSeek { bool get(); };

public abstract bool CanSeek { get; }

member this.CanSeek : bool

Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property CanSeek As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the stream supports seeking; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If a class derived from Stream does not support seeking, calls to Length, SetLength, Position, and Seek may throw a NotSupportedException.

See also

• File and Stream I/O
• How to: Read Text from a File
• How to: Write Text to a File