Stream.ReadAsync Method (Byte(), Int32, Int32, CancellationToken)
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Asynchronously reads a sequence of bytes from the current stream, advances the position within the stream by the number of bytes read, and monitors cancellation requests.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration Public Overridable Function ReadAsync ( _ buffer As Byte(), _ offset As Integer, _ count As Integer, _ cancellationToken As CancellationToken _ ) As Task(Of Integer)
Parameters
- buffer
- Type:
System.Byte
()
The buffer to write the data into.
- offset
- Type: System.Int32
The byte offset in buffer at which to begin writing data from the stream.
- count
- Type: System.Int32
The maximum number of bytes to read.
- cancellationToken
- Type: System.Threading.CancellationToken
The token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is None.
Return Value
Type: System.Threading.Tasks.Task(Of Int32)A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the TResult parameter contains the total number of bytes read into the buffer. The result value can be less than the number of bytes requested if the number of bytes currently available is less than the requested number, or it can be 0 (zero) if the end of the stream has been reached.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | buffer is Nothing. |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | offset or count is negative. |
| ArgumentException | The sum of offset and count is larger than the buffer length. |
| NotSupportedException | The stream does not support reading. |
| ObjectDisposedException | The stream has been disposed. |
| InvalidOperationException | The stream is currently in use by a previous read operation. |
The ReadAsync method enables you to perform resource-intensive I/O operations without blocking the main thread. This performance consideration is particularly important in a Windows Windows Store app or desktop app where a time-consuming stream operation can block the UI thread and make your app appear as if it is not working. The async methods are used in conjunction with the async and await keywords in Visual Basic and C#.
Use the CanRead property to determine whether the current instance supports reading.
If the operation is canceled before it completes, the returned task contains the Canceled value for the Status property.
For an example, see the ReadAsync overload.