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Stream.CanSeek Property

Definition

Namespace:
System.IO
Assemblies:
mscorlib.dll, System.IO.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
System.IO.dll
Assembly:
System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
Stream.cs
Source:
Stream.cs
Source:
Stream.cs
Source:
Stream.cs
Source:
Stream.cs

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When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports seeking.

public:
 abstract property bool CanSeek { bool get(); };
public abstract bool CanSeek { get; }
member this.CanSeek : bool
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property CanSeek As Boolean

Property Value

true if the stream supports seeking; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If a class derived from Stream does not support seeking, calls to Length, SetLength, Position, and Seek may throw a NotSupportedException.

Applies to

See also


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