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MemoryStream.Capacity Property

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Gets or sets the number of bytes allocated for this stream.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Property Capacity As Integer
public virtual int Capacity { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The length of the usable portion of the buffer for the stream.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

A capacity is set that is negative or less than the current length of the stream.

ObjectDisposedException

The current stream is closed.

NotSupportedException

set is invoked on a stream whose capacity cannot be modified.

Remarks

Capacity is the buffer length for system-provided byte arrays. Capacity cannot be set to a value less than the current length of the stream.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.