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MemoryStream Class
Creates a stream whose backing store is memory.
Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
  SystemMarshalByRefObject
    System.IOStream
      System.IOMemoryStream

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
Syntax
C#
[SerializableAttribute]
public class MemoryStream : Stream

The MemoryStream type exposes the following members.

Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodClose
Closes the current stream and releases any resources (such as sockets and file handles) associated with the current stream.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodCopyTo(Stream)
Reads the bytes from the current stream and writes them to the destination stream.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodCopyTo(Stream, Int32)
Reads all the bytes from the current stream and writes them to a destination stream, using a specified buffer size.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodDispose
Releases all resources used by the Stream.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Protected methodDispose(Boolean)
Releases the unmanaged resources used by the Stream and optionally releases the managed resources.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodEquals(Object)
Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetBuffer
Returns the array of unsigned bytes from which this stream was created.
Public methodGetHashCode
Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetType
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodMemberwiseClone
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodRead
When overridden in a derived class, reads a sequence of bytes from the current stream and advances the position within the stream by the number of bytes read.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodReadByte
Reads a byte from the stream and advances the position within the stream by one byte, or returns -1 if at the end of the stream.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodSeek
When overridden in a derived class, sets the position within the current stream.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodToArray
Writes the stream contents to a byte array, regardless of the Position property.
Public methodToString
Returns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodWrite
When overridden in a derived class, writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream and advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public methodWriteByte
Writes a byte to the current position in the stream and advances the position within the stream by one byte.
(Inherited from Stream.)
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyCanRead
When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports reading.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public propertyCanSeek
When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports seeking.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public propertyLength
When overridden in a derived class, gets the length in bytes of the stream.
(Inherited from Stream.)
Public propertyPosition
When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets the position within the current stream.
(Inherited from Stream.)
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