Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream Method (String)
Loads the specified manifest resource from this assembly.
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- name
- Type: System.String
The case-sensitive name of the manifest resource being requested.
Return Value
Type: System.IO.StreamThe manifest resource; or null if no resources were specified during compilation or if the resource is not visible to the caller.
Implements
_Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(String)| Exception | Condition | ||
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| ArgumentNullException | The name parameter is null. | ||
| ArgumentException | The name parameter is an empty string (""). | ||
| FileLoadException |
A file that was found could not be loaded. | ||
| FileNotFoundException | name was not found. | ||
| BadImageFormatException | name is not a valid assembly. | ||
| NotImplementedException | Resource length is greater than Int64.MaxValue. |
A manifest resource is a resource (such as an image file) that is embedded in the assembly at compile time. For more information about manifest resources, see Microsoft .NET Framework Resource Basics in the MSDN Library.
Resource information is returned only if the resource is visible to the caller, or the caller has ReflectionPermission.
 Note |
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This method returns null if a private resource in another assembly is accessed and the caller does not have ReflectionPermission with the ReflectionPermissionFlag.MemberAccess flag. |
If the assembly manifest lists a resource file, GetManifestResourceStream returns a Stream object even if the resource file cannot be found on disk at the time. If the resource file is not found, passing the resulting Stream object to the ResourceReader constructor causes an ArgumentException.
- ReflectionPermission
to access a private resource. Associated enumeration: ReflectionPermissionFlag.MemberAccess
- ReflectionPermission
when invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type.InvokeMember. Associated enumeration: ReflectionPermissionFlag.MemberAccess
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.
