Image.Save Method (Stream, ImageFormat) (System.Drawing)

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Image..::.Save Method (Stream, ImageFormat)

Saves this image to the specified stream in the specified format.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub Save ( _
    stream As Stream, _
    format As ImageFormat _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As Image
Dim stream As Stream
Dim format As ImageFormat

instance.Save(stream, format)

public void Save(
    Stream stream,
    ImageFormat format
)

Visual C++

public:
void Save(
    Stream^ stream, 
    ImageFormat^ format
)

JScript

public function Save(
    stream : Stream, 
    format : ImageFormat
)

Parameters

stream: Type: System.IO..::.Stream
The Stream where the image will be saved.

format: Type: System.Drawing.Imaging..::.ImageFormat
An ImageFormat that specifies the format of the saved image.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	stream or format is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ExternalException	The image was saved with the wrong image format

Remarks

You should avoid saving an image to the same stream that was used to construct it. Doing so might damage the stream.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

Reference

Image Class

Image Members

Save Overload

System.Drawing Namespace