FileStream.Length Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.IO

Assemblies:: mscorlib.dll, System.IO.FileSystem.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: System.IO.FileSystem.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: FileStream.cs

Source:: FileStream.cs

Source:: FileStream.cs

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Gets the length in bytes of the stream.

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

public override long Length { get; }

member this.Length : int64

Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Length As Long

Property Value

Int64

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

Exceptions

NotSupportedException

CanSeek for this stream is false.

IOException

An I/O error, such as the file being closed, occurred.

Examples

The following example uses the Length and Position properties to check for an end-of-file condition.

if ( s->Length == s->Position )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "End of file has been reached." );
}

if( s.Length==s.Position )
{
   Console.WriteLine("End of file has been reached.");
}

if s.Length = s.Position then
    printfn "End of file has been reached."

If s.Length = s.Position Then
    Console.WriteLine("End of file has been reached.")
End If

Remarks

For a list of common file and directory operations, see Common I/O Tasks.

Applies to

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