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class System.​IO.​MemoryStream

Assembly: System.Runtime

Inheritance: object → MarshalByRefObjectStream → MemoryStream

Creates a stream whose backing store is memory.

Properties

public bool
CanRead
Gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports reading.
public bool
CanSeek
Gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports seeking.
public bool
CanWrite
Gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports writing.
public int
Capacity
Gets or sets the number of bytes allocated for this stream.
public long
Length
Gets the length of the stream in bytes.
public long
Position
Gets or sets the current position within the stream.
public bool
CanTimeout
Gets a value that determines whether the current stream can time out.
public int
ReadTimeout
Gets or sets a value, in milliseconds, that determines how long the stream will attempt to read before timing out.
public int
WriteTimeout
Gets or sets a value, in milliseconds, that determines how long the stream will attempt to write before timing out.

Methods

public IAsyncResult
BeginRead​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback callback, object state)
buffer The buffer to read the data into.
offset The byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin writing data read from the memory stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to read.
callback An optional asynchronous callback, to be called when the read is complete.
state A user-provided object that distinguishes this particular asynchronous read request from other requests.
Returns An <see cref="T:System.IAsyncResult" /> that represents the asynchronous read, which could still be pending.
Begins an asynchronous read operation. (Consider using <see cref="M:System.IO.MemoryStream.ReadAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32,System.Threading.CancellationToken)" /> instead.)
public IAsyncResult
BeginWrite​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback callback, object state)
buffer The buffer to write data from.
offset The byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> from which to begin writing.
count The maximum number of bytes to write.
callback An optional asynchronous callback, to be called when the write is complete.
state A user-provided object that distinguishes this particular asynchronous write request from other requests.
Returns An <see langword="IAsyncResult" /> that represents the asynchronous write, which could still be pending.
Begins an asynchronous write operation. (Consider using <see cref="M:System.IO.MemoryStream.WriteAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32,System.Threading.CancellationToken)" /> instead.)
public void
CopyTo​(Stream destination, int bufferSize)
destination The stream to which the contents of the current memory stream will be copied.
bufferSize The size of the buffer. This value must be greater than zero. The default size is 81920.
Reads the bytes from the current memory stream and writes them to another stream, using a specified buffer size.
CopyToAsync​(Stream destination, int bufferSize, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
destination The stream to which the contents of the current stream will be copied.
bufferSize The size, in bytes, of the buffer. This value must be greater than zero.
cancellationToken The token to monitor for cancellation requests.
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous copy operation.
Asynchronously reads all the bytes from the current stream and writes them to another stream, using a specified buffer size and cancellation token.
protected void
Dispose​(bool disposing)
disposing <see langword="true" /> to release both managed and unmanaged resources; <see langword="false" /> to release only unmanaged resources.
Releases the unmanaged resources used by the <see cref="T:System.IO.MemoryStream" /> class and optionally releases the managed resources.
public int
EndRead​(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
asyncResult The reference to the pending asynchronous request to finish.
Returns The number of bytes read from the memory stream, between zero (0) and the number of bytes you requested. Returns zero (0) only at the end of the memory stream, otherwise, it should block until at least one byte is available.
Waits for the pending asynchronous read to complete. (Consider using <see cref="M:System.IO.MemoryStream.ReadAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32,System.Threading.CancellationToken)" /> instead.)
public void
EndWrite​(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
asyncResult A reference to the outstanding asynchronous I/O request.
Ends an asynchronous write operation. (Consider using <see cref="M:System.IO.MemoryStream.WriteAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32,System.Threading.CancellationToken)" /> instead.)
public void
Flush​()
Overrides the <see cref="M:System.IO.Stream.Flush" /> method so that no action is performed.
FlushAsync​(Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
cancellationToken The token to monitor for cancellation requests.
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous flush operation.
Asynchronously clears all buffers for this stream, and monitors cancellation requests.
public byte[]
GetBuffer​()
Returns The byte array from which this stream was created, or the underlying array if a byte array was not provided to the <see cref="T:System.IO.MemoryStream" /> constructor during construction of the current instance.
Returns the array of unsigned bytes from which this stream was created.
public int
Read​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
buffer When this method returns, contains the specified byte array with the values between <paramref name="offset" /> and ( <paramref name="offset" /> + <paramref name="count" /> - 1) replaced by the characters read from the current stream.
offset The zero-based byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin storing data from the current stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to read.
Returns The total number of bytes written into the buffer. This can be less than the number of bytes requested if that number of bytes are not currently available, or zero if the end of the stream is reached before any bytes are read.
Reads a block of bytes from the current stream and writes the data to a buffer.
public int
Read​(Span`1 buffer)
ReadAsync​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
buffer The buffer to write the data into.
offset The byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin writing data from the stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to read.
cancellationToken The token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is <see cref="P:System.Threading.CancellationToken.None" /> .
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the <paramref name="TResult" /> parameter contains the total number of bytes read into the buffer. The result value can be less than the number of bytes requested if the number of bytes currently available is less than the requested number, or it can be 0 (zero) if the end of the stream has been reached.
Asynchronously reads a sequence of bytes from the current stream, advances the position within the stream by the number of bytes read, and monitors cancellation requests.
ReadAsync​(Memory`1 buffer, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = null)
public int
ReadByte​()
Returns The byte cast to a <see cref="T:System.Int32" /> , or -1 if the end of the stream has been reached.
Reads a byte from the current stream.
public long
Seek​(long offset, SeekOrigin loc)
offset The new position within the stream. This is relative to the <paramref name="loc" /> parameter, and can be positive or negative.
loc A value of type <see cref="T:System.IO.SeekOrigin" /> , which acts as the seek reference point.
Returns The new position within the stream, calculated by combining the initial reference point and the offset.
Sets the position within the current stream to the specified value.
public void
SetLength​(long value)
value The value at which to set the length.
Sets the length of the current stream to the specified value.
public byte[]
ToArray​()
Returns A new byte array.
Writes the stream contents to a byte array, regardless of the <see cref="P:System.IO.MemoryStream.Position" /> property.
public bool
TryGetBuffer​(ArraySegment`1& buffer)
public void
Write​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
buffer The buffer to write data from.
offset The zero-based byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin copying bytes to the current stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to write.
Writes a block of bytes to the current stream using data read from a buffer.
public void
Write​(ReadOnlySpan`1 buffer)
WriteAsync​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
buffer The buffer to write data from.
offset The zero-based byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> from which to begin copying bytes to the stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to write.
cancellationToken The token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is <see cref="P:System.Threading.CancellationToken.None" /> .
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous write operation.
Asynchronously writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream, advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written, and monitors cancellation requests.
WriteAsync​(ReadOnlyMemory`1 buffer, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = null)
public void
WriteByte​(byte value)
value The byte to write.
Writes a byte to the current stream at the current position.
public void
WriteTo​(Stream stream)
stream The stream to write this memory stream to.
Writes the entire contents of this memory stream to another stream.
public void
Close​()
Inherited from Stream
Closes the current stream and releases any resources (such as sockets and file handles) associated with the current stream. Instead of calling this method, ensure that the stream is properly disposed.
public void
CopyTo​(Stream destination)
Inherited from Stream
destination The stream to which the contents of the current stream will be copied.
Reads the bytes from the current stream and writes them to another stream. Both streams positions are advanced by the number of bytes copied.
CopyToAsync​(Stream destination)
Inherited from Stream
destination The stream to which the contents of the current stream will be copied.
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous copy operation.
Asynchronously reads the bytes from the current stream and writes them to another stream. Both streams positions are advanced by the number of bytes copied.
CopyToAsync​(Stream destination, int bufferSize)
Inherited from Stream
destination The stream to which the contents of the current stream will be copied.
bufferSize The size, in bytes, of the buffer. This value must be greater than zero. The default size is 81920.
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous copy operation.
Asynchronously reads the bytes from the current stream and writes them to another stream, using a specified buffer size. Both streams positions are advanced by the number of bytes copied.
CopyToAsync​(Stream destination, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Inherited from Stream
destination The stream to which the contents of the current stream will be copied.
cancellationToken The token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is <see cref="P:System.Threading.CancellationToken.None" /> .
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous copy operation.
Asynchronously reads the bytes from the current stream and writes them to another stream, using a specified cancellation token. Both streams positions are advanced by the number of bytes copied.
CreateWaitHandle​()
Inherited from Stream
Returns A reference to the allocated <see langword="WaitHandle" /> .
Allocates a <see cref="T:System.Threading.WaitHandle" /> object.
public void
Dispose​()
Inherited from Stream
Releases all resources used by the <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> .
DisposeAsync​()
Inherited from Stream
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous dispose operation.
Asynchronously releases the unmanaged resources used by the <see cref="T:System.IO.Stream" /> .
FlushAsync​()
Inherited from Stream
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous flush operation.
Asynchronously clears all buffers for this stream and causes any buffered data to be written to the underlying device.
protected void
ObjectInvariant​()
Inherited from Stream
Provides support for a <see cref="T:System.Diagnostics.Contracts.Contract" /> .
ReadAsync​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
Inherited from Stream
buffer The buffer to write the data into.
offset The byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin writing data from the stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to read.
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the <paramref name="TResult" /> parameter contains the total number of bytes read into the buffer. The result value can be less than the number of bytes requested if the number of bytes currently available is less than the requested number, or it can be 0 (zero) if <paramref name="count" /> is 0 or if the end of the stream has been reached.
Asynchronously reads a sequence of bytes from the current stream and advances the position within the stream by the number of bytes read.
public int
ReadAtLeast​(Span`1 buffer, int minimumBytes, bool throwOnEndOfStream = True)
Inherited from Stream
ReadAtLeastAsync​(Memory`1 buffer, int minimumBytes, bool throwOnEndOfStream = True, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = null)
Inherited from Stream
public void
ReadExactly​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
Inherited from Stream
buffer An array of bytes. When this method returns, the buffer contains the specified byte array with the values between <paramref name="offset" /> and ( <paramref name="offset" /> + <paramref name="count" /> - 1) replaced by the bytes read from the current stream.
offset The byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin storing the data read from the current stream.
count The number of bytes to be read from the current stream.
Reads <paramref name="count" /> number of bytes from the current stream and advances the position within the stream.
public void
ReadExactly​(Span`1 buffer)
Inherited from Stream
ReadExactlyAsync​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = null)
Inherited from Stream
buffer The buffer to write the data into.
offset The byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin writing data from the stream.
count The number of bytes to be read from the current stream.
cancellationToken The token to monitor for cancellation requests.
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous read operation.
Asynchronously reads <paramref name="count" /> number of bytes from the current stream, advances the position within the stream, and monitors cancellation requests.
ReadExactlyAsync​(Memory`1 buffer, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = null)
Inherited from Stream
WriteAsync​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
Inherited from Stream
buffer The buffer to write data from.
offset The zero-based byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> from which to begin copying bytes to the stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to write.
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous write operation.
Asynchronously writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream and advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written.
public object
GetLifetimeService​()
Inherited from MarshalByRefObject
Returns An object of type <see cref="T:System.Runtime.Remoting.Lifetime.ILease" /> used to control the lifetime policy for this instance.
Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance.
public object
InitializeLifetimeService​()
Inherited from MarshalByRefObject
Returns An object of type <see cref="T:System.Runtime.Remoting.Lifetime.ILease" /> used to control the lifetime policy for this instance. This is the current lifetime service object for this instance if one exists; otherwise, a new lifetime service object initialized to the value of the <see cref="P:System.Runtime.Remoting.Lifetime.LifetimeServices.LeaseManagerPollTime" /> property.
Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance.
protected MarshalByRefObject
MemberwiseClone​(bool cloneIdentity)
Inherited from MarshalByRefObject
cloneIdentity <see langword="false" /> to delete the current <see cref="T:System.MarshalByRefObject" /> object's identity, which will cause the object to be assigned a new identity when it is marshaled across a remoting boundary. A value of <see langword="false" /> is usually appropriate. <see langword="true" /> to copy the current <see cref="T:System.MarshalByRefObject" /> object's identity to its clone, which will cause remoting client calls to be routed to the remote server object.
Returns A shallow copy of the current <see cref="T:System.MarshalByRefObject" /> object.
Creates a shallow copy of the current <see cref="T:System.MarshalByRefObject" /> object.
public bool
Equals​(object obj)
Inherited from object
obj The object to compare with the current object.
Returns <see langword="true" /> if the specified object is equal to the current object; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> .
Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
protected void
Finalize​()
Inherited from object
Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.
public int
GetHashCode​()
Inherited from object
Returns A hash code for the current object.
Serves as the default hash function.
public Type
GetType​()
Inherited from object
Returns The exact runtime type of the current instance.
Gets the <see cref="T:System.Type" /> of the current instance.
protected object
MemberwiseClone​()
Inherited from object
Returns A shallow copy of the current <see cref="T:System.Object" /> .
Creates a shallow copy of the current <see cref="T:System.Object" /> .
public string
ToString​()
Inherited from object
Returns A string that represents the current object.
Returns a string that represents the current object.