NetworkStream.ReadTimeout Property
Gets or sets the amount of time that a read operation blocks waiting for data.
Namespace: System.Net.Sockets
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The value specified is less than or equal to zero and is not Infinite. |
If the read operation does not complete within the time specified by this property, the read operation throws an IOException.
NoteThe following code example sets the read time-out for a network stream to 10 milliseconds.
// Create a client that will connect to a // server listening on the contosoServer computer // at port 11000. TcpClient tcpClient = new TcpClient(); tcpClient.Connect("contosoServer", 11000); // Get the stream used to read the message sent by the server. NetworkStream networkStream = tcpClient.GetStream(); // Set a 10 millisecond timeout for reading. networkStream.ReadTimeout = 10; // Read the server message into a byte buffer. byte[] bytes = new byte[1024]; networkStream.Read(bytes, 0, 1024); //Convert the server's message into a string and display it. string data = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes); Console.WriteLine("Server sent message: {0}", data); networkStream.Close(); tcpClient.Close();
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.
