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Image.FromStream Method (Stream)

.NET Framework 4.5

Creates an Image from the specified data stream.

Namespace: System.Drawing
Assembly: System.Drawing (in System.Drawing.dll)

public static Image FromStream(
	Stream stream
)

Parameters

stream: Type: System.IO.Stream
A Stream that contains the data for this Image.

Return Value

Type: System.Drawing.Image
The Image this method creates.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The stream does not have a valid image format -or- stream is null.

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

The stream does not have a valid image format

-or-

stream is null.

Remarks

You must keep the stream open for the lifetime of the Image.

The stream is reset to zero if this method is called successively with the same stream.

Note
The Image class does not support alpha transparency in bitmaps. To enable alpha transparency, use PNG images with 32 bits per pixel.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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

Image Class

FromStream Overload

System.Drawing Namespace

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