Stream.CopyTo Method (Stream, Int32)

Reads all the bytes from the current stream and writes them to a destination stream, using a specified buffer size.

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

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Parameters

destination
Type: System.IO.Stream
The stream that will contain the contents of the current stream.
bufferSize
Type: System.Int32
The size of the buffer. This value must be greater than zero. The default size is 4096.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

destination is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

bufferSize is negative or zero.

NotSupportedException

The current stream does not support reading.

-or-

destination does not support writing.

ObjectDisposedException

Either the current stream or destination were closed before the CopyTo method was called.

IOException

An I/O error occurred.

Copying begins at the current position in the current stream.

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

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

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