Class NetworkStream

Provides the underlying stream of data for network access.

Inheritance

Object

MarshalByRefObject

Stream

NetworkStream

SslStream

Implements

IDisposable

Inherited Members

Stream.Close()

Stream.Dispose()

Stream.Finalize()

Stream.ReadByte()

Stream.WriteByte(Byte)

Object.ToString()

Object.Equals(Object)

Object.Equals(Object, Object)

Object.ReferenceEquals(Object, Object)

Object.GetHashCode()

Object.GetType()

Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: System.Net.Sockets

Assembly: System.Net.dll

Syntax

public class NetworkStream : Stream, IDisposable

Constructors

NetworkStream(Socket)

Creates a new instance of the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream class for the specified System.Net.Sockets.Socket.

Declaration

public NetworkStream(Socket socket)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Socket	socket	The System.Net.Sockets.Socket that the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream will use to send and receive data.

NetworkStream(Socket, Boolean)

Initializes a new instance of the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream class for the specified System.Net.Sockets.Socket with the specified System.Net.Sockets.Socket ownership.

Declaration

public NetworkStream(Socket socket, bool ownsSocket)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Socket	socket	true to indicate that the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream will take ownership of the System.Net.Sockets.Socket; otherwise, false.
Boolean	ownsSocket	The System.Net.Sockets.Socket that the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream will use to send and receive data.

Fields

_disposed

Internal disposed flag

Declaration

protected bool _disposed

Field Value

Type	Description
Boolean

_remoteEndPoint

Internal endpoint ref used for dgram sockets

Declaration

protected EndPoint _remoteEndPoint

Field Value

Type	Description
EndPoint

_socketType

Internal property used to store the socket type

Declaration

protected int _socketType

Field Value

Type	Description
Int32

Properties

CanRead

Gets a value that indicates whether the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream supports reading.

Declaration

public override bool CanRead { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if data can be read from the stream; otherwise, false. The default value is true.

Overrides

Stream.CanRead

Remarks

If CanRead is true, NetworkStream allows calls to the Read(Byte[], Int32, Int32) method. Provide the appropriate FileAccess enumerated value in the constructor to set the readability and writability of the NetworkStream. The CanRead property is set when the NetworkStream is initialized.

CanSeek

Gets a value that indicates whether the stream supports seeking. This property is not currently supported.This property always returns false.

Declaration

public override bool CanSeek { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	false in all cases to indicate that System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream cannot seek a specific location in the stream.

Overrides

Stream.CanSeek

CanTimeout

Indicates whether timeout properties are usable for System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.

Declaration

public override bool CanTimeout { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true in all cases.

Overrides

Stream.CanTimeout

CanWrite

Gets a value that indicates whether the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream supports writing.

Declaration

public override bool CanWrite { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if data can be written to the System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream; otherwise, false. The default value is true.

Overrides

Stream.CanWrite

DataAvailable

Gets a value that indicates whether data is available on the NetworkStream to be read.

Declaration

public virtual bool DataAvailable { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true if data is available on the stream to be read; otherwise, false.

Length

Gets the length of the data available on the stream. This property is not currently supported and always throws a NotSupportedException.

Declaration

public override long Length { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int64	The length of the data available on the stream.

Overrides

Stream.Length

Position

Gets or sets the current position in the stream. This property is not currently supported and always throws a NotSupportedException.

Declaration

public override long Position { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int64	The current position in the stream.

Overrides

Stream.Position

ReadTimeout

Gets or sets the amount of time that a read operation blocks waiting for data.

Declaration

public override int ReadTimeout { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32	A Int32 that specifies the amount of time, in milliseconds, that will elapse before a read operation fails. The default value, Infinite, specifies that the read operation does not time out.

Overrides

Stream.ReadTimeout

WriteTimeout

Gets or sets the amount of time that a write operation blocks waiting for data.

Declaration

public override int WriteTimeout { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Int32	A Int32 that specifies the amount of time, in milliseconds, that will elapse before a write operation fails. The default value, Infinite, specifies that the write operation does not time out.

Overrides

Stream.WriteTimeout

Methods

Close(Int32)

Closes the NetworkStream after waiting the specified time to allow data to be sent.

Declaration

public void Close(int timeout)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Int32	timeout	A 32-bit signed integer that specifies the number of milliseconds to wait to send any remaining data before closing.

Remarks

The Close(Int32) method frees both unmanaged and managed resources associated with the NetworkStream. If the NetworkStream owns the underlying Socket, it is closed as well.

Dispose(Boolean)

Releases the unmanaged resources used by the NetworkStream and optionally releases the managed resources.

Declaration

protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Boolean	disposing	true to release both managed and unmanaged resources; false to release only unmanaged resources.

Overrides

Stream.Dispose(Boolean)

Remarks

This method is called by the public Dispose method and the Finalize method. Dispose invokes the protected Dispose(Boolean) method with the disposing parameter set to true. Finalize invokes Dispose with disposing set to false.

When the disposing parameter is true, this method releases all resources held by any managed objects that this NetworkStream references. This method invokes the Dispose method of each referenced object.

Flush()

Flushes data from the stream. This method is reserved for future use.

Declaration

public override void Flush()

Overrides

Stream.Flush()

Read(Byte[], Int32, Int32)

Reads data from the NetworkStream.

Declaration

public override int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Byte[]	buffer	An array of type Byte that is the location in memory to store data read from the NetworkStream.
Int32	offset	The location in buffer to begin storing the data to.
Int32	count	The number of bytes to read from the NetworkStream.

Returns

Type	Description
Int32	The number of bytes read from the NetworkStream.

Overrides

Stream.Read(Byte[], Int32, Int32)

Remarks

This method reads data into the buffer parameter and returns the number of bytes successfully read. If no data is available for reading, the Read method returns 0. The Read operation reads as much data as is available, up to the number of bytes specified by the count parameter. If the remote host shuts down the connection, and all available data has been received, the Read method completes immediately and return zero bytes.

important

Check to see if the NetworkStream is readable by calling the CanRead property. If you attempt to read from a NetworkStream that is not readable, you will get an IOException.

Seek(Int64, SeekOrigin)

Sets the current position of the stream to the given value. This method is not currently supported and always throws a System.NotSupportedException.

Declaration

public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Int64	offset	This parameter is not used.
SeekOrigin	origin	This parameter is not used.

Returns

Type	Description
Int64	The position in the stream.

Overrides

Stream.Seek(Int64, SeekOrigin)

SetLength(Int64)

Sets the length of the stream. This method always throws a System.NotSupportedException.

Declaration

public override void SetLength(long value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Int64	value	This parameter is not used.

Overrides

Stream.SetLength(Int64)

Write(Byte[], Int32, Int32)

Writes data to the NetworkStream.

Declaration

public override void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Byte[]	buffer	An array of type Byte that contains the data to write to the NetworkStream.
Int32	offset	The location in buffer from which to start writing data.
Int32	count	The number of bytes to write to the NetworkStream.

Overrides

Stream.Write(Byte[], Int32, Int32)

Remarks

The Write method starts at the specified offset and sends count bytes from the contents of buffer to the network. The Write method blocks until the requested number of bytes is sent or a SocketException is thrown. If you receive a SocketException, use the ErrorCode property to obtain the specific error code, and refer to the Windows Sockets version 2 API error code documentation in MSDN for a detailed description of the error.

Implements

IDisposable

Extension Methods

LogDispatcher.GetCurrentClassLogger(Object)