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Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream Method (Type, String)

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Loads the specified manifest resource, scoped by the namespace of the specified type, from this assembly.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function GetManifestResourceStream ( _
    type As Type, _
    name As String _
) As Stream

public virtual Stream GetManifestResourceStream(
    Type type,
    string name
)

Parameters

  • type
    Type: System.Type
    The type whose namespace is used to scope the manifest resource name.
  • name
    Type: System.String
    The case-sensitive name of the manifest resource being requested.

Return Value

Type: System.IO.Stream
A Stream representing the manifest resource; nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no resources were specified during compilation or if the resource is not visible to the caller.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The name parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
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.
MemberAccessException

The method is invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type.InvokeMember.

Remarks

For example, if the full name specified for type is "MyNameSpace.MyClasses" and name is "Net", this method overload searches for a resource named "MyNameSpace.Net".

Resource information is returned only if the resource is visible to the caller. This method returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if a private resource in another assembly is accessed

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.