MemoryStream.CanRead Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.IO

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

MemoryStream.cs

Gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports reading.

public:
 virtual property bool CanRead { bool get(); };

public override bool CanRead { get; }

member this.CanRead : bool

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanRead As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the stream is open.

Remarks

If a class derived from Stream does not support reading, calls to the Read and ReadByte methods throw a NotSupportedException.

If the stream is closed, this property returns false.

See also

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