Stream.Length Property

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When overridden in a derived class, gets the length in bytes of the stream.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property Length As Long
public abstract long Length { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int64
A long value representing the length of the stream in bytes.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
NotSupportedException

A class derived from Stream does not support seeking.

ObjectDisposedException

Methods were called after the stream was closed.

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.

See Also

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