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.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration Public Overridable Function GetManifestResourceStream ( _ type As Type, _ name As String _ ) As Stream
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.StreamA Stream representing the manifest resource; Nothing if no resources were specified during compilation or if the resource is not visible to the caller.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | The name parameter is Nothing. |
| 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. |
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 Nothing if a private resource in another assembly is accessed