.NET Framework Class Library
Stream.Null Field
A Stream with no backing store.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic
Public Shared ReadOnly Null As Stream
C#
public static readonly Stream Null
Visual C++
public: static initonly Stream^ Null
F#
static val Null: Stream
Remarks
Use Null to redirect output to a stream that will not consume any operating system resources. When the methods of Stream that provide writing are invoked on Null, the call simply returns, and no data is written. Null also implements a Read method that returns zero without reading data.
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 SP1Portable Class Library
Supported in: Portable Class LibraryPlatforms
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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