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class System.​IO.​UnmanagedMemoryStream

Assembly: System.Runtime

Inheritance: object → MarshalByRefObjectStream → UnmanagedMemoryStream

Provides access to unmanaged blocks of memory from managed code.

Properties

public bool
CanRead
Gets a value indicating whether a stream supports reading.
public bool
CanSeek
Gets a value indicating whether a stream supports seeking.
public bool
CanWrite
Gets a value indicating whether a stream supports writing.
public long
Capacity
Gets the stream length (size) or the total amount of memory assigned to a stream (capacity).
public long
Length
Gets the length of the data in a stream.
public long
Position
Gets or sets the current position in a stream.
public Byte*
PositionPointer
Gets or sets a byte pointer to a stream based on the current position in 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

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.UnmanagedMemoryStream" /> and optionally releases the managed resources.
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. The default value is <see cref="P:System.Threading.CancellationToken.None" /> .
Returns A task that represents the asynchronous flush operation.
Overrides the <see cref="M:System.IO.Stream.FlushAsync(System.Threading.CancellationToken)" /> method so that the operation is cancelled if specified, but no other action is performed.
protected void
Initialize​(Byte* pointer, long length, long capacity, FileAccess access)
pointer A pointer to an unmanaged memory location.
length The length of the memory to use.
capacity The total amount of memory assigned to the stream.
access One of the <see cref="T:System.IO.FileAccess" /> values.
Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.IO.UnmanagedMemoryStream" /> class by using a pointer to an unmanaged memory location.
protected void
Initialize​(Runtime.InteropServices.SafeBuffer buffer, long offset, long length, FileAccess access)
buffer The buffer to contain the unmanaged memory stream.
offset The byte position in the buffer at which to start the unmanaged memory stream.
length The length of the unmanaged memory stream.
access The mode of file access to the unmanaged memory stream.
Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:System.IO.UnmanagedMemoryStream" /> class in a safe buffer with a specified offset, length, and file access.
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 bytes read from the current source. This parameter is passed uninitialized.
offset The zero-based byte offset in <paramref name="buffer" /> at which to begin storing the data read from the current stream.
count The maximum number of bytes to read from the current stream.
Returns The total number of bytes read into the buffer. This can be less than the number of bytes requested if that many bytes are not currently available, or zero (0) if the end of the stream has been reached.
Reads the specified number of bytes into the specified array.
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 the specified number of bytes into the specified array.
ReadAsync​(Memory`1 buffer, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken = null)
public int
ReadByte​()
Returns The unsigned byte cast to an <see cref="T:System.Int32" /> object, or -1 if at the end of the stream.
Reads a byte from a stream and advances the position within the stream by one byte, or returns -1 if at the end of the stream.
public long
Seek​(long offset, SeekOrigin loc)
offset The point relative to <c>origin</c> to begin seeking from.
loc Specifies the beginning, the end, or the current position as a reference point for <c>origin</c> , using a value of type <see cref="T:System.IO.SeekOrigin" /> .
Returns The new position in the stream.
Sets the current position of the current stream to the given value.
public void
SetLength​(long value)
value The length of the stream.
Sets the length of a stream to a specified value.
public void
Write​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
buffer The byte array from which to copy bytes to the current stream.
offset The offset in the buffer at which to begin copying bytes to the current stream.
count The number of bytes to write to the current stream.
Writes a block of bytes to the current stream using data 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 A byte value written to the stream.
Writes a byte to the current position in the file stream.
public IAsyncResult
BeginRead​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback callback, object state)
Inherited from Stream
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 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.Stream.ReadAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32)" /> instead.)
public IAsyncResult
BeginWrite​(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback callback, object state)
Inherited from Stream
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.Stream.WriteAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32)" /> instead.)
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.
public void
CopyTo​(Stream destination, int bufferSize)
Inherited from Stream
destination The stream to which the contents of the current 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 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)
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, int bufferSize, Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken)
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.
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 buffer size and cancellation token. 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" /> .
public int
EndRead​(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
Inherited from Stream
asyncResult The reference to the pending asynchronous request to finish.
Returns The number of bytes read from the stream, between zero (0) and the number of bytes requested. ReadAsync returns zero (0) only if zero bytes were requested or if no more bytes will be available because it's at the end of the stream; otherwise, read operations do not complete until at least one byte is available. If zero bytes are requested, read operations may complete immediately or may not complete until at least one byte is available (but without consuming any data).
Waits for the pending asynchronous read to complete. (Consider using <see cref="M:System.IO.Stream.ReadAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32)" /> instead.)
public void
EndWrite​(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
Inherited from Stream
asyncResult A reference to the outstanding asynchronous I/O request.
Ends an asynchronous write operation. (Consider using <see cref="M:System.IO.Stream.WriteAsync(System.Byte[],System.Int32,System.Int32)" /> instead.)
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.