BinaryReader.FillBuffer Method (System.IO)

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BinaryReader.FillBuffer Method

Fills the internal buffer with the specified number of bytes read from the stream.

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

Visual Basic
Protected Overridable Sub FillBuffer ( _
	numBytes As Integer _
)
C#
protected virtual void FillBuffer(
	int numBytes
)
Visual C++
protected:
virtual void FillBuffer(
	int numBytes
)
F#
abstract FillBuffer : 
        numBytes:int -> unit 
override FillBuffer : 
        numBytes:int -> unit 

Parameters

numBytes
Type: System.Int32
The number of bytes to be read.
Exceptions

Exception Condition
EndOfStreamException

The end of the stream is reached before numBytes could be read.

IOException

An I/O error occurs.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

Requested numBytes is larger than the internal buffer size.

Remarks

The internal buffer size is the larger value between 16 and the value returned by GetMaxByteCount for the specified encoding.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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