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Stream.ReadTimeout Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets or sets a value, in miliseconds, that determines how long the stream will attempt to read before timing out.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public virtual int ReadTimeout { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
A value, in miliseconds, that determines how long the stream will attempt to read before timing out.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The ReadTimeout method always throws an InvalidOperationException.

Remarks

Notes to Inheritors

The ReadTimeout property should be overridden to provide the appropriate behavior for the stream. If the stream does not support timing out, this property should raise an InvalidOperationException.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Stream Class

System.IO Namespace

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