Stream.Length Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.IO

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Stream.cs

When overridden in a derived class, gets the length in bytes of the stream.

public:
 abstract property long Length { long get(); };

public abstract long Length { get; }

member this.Length : int64

Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property Length As Long

Property Value

Int64

A long value representing the length of the stream in bytes.

Exceptions

NotSupportedException

A class derived from Stream does not support seeking and the length is unknown.

ObjectDisposedException

Methods were called after the stream was closed.

See also

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