Read(Byte[]) Method

Reads at least one byte of data from the Stream and copies it into the provided buffer.

[Visual Basic]
Overloads Public Function Read( _
   ByVal buffer() As Byte _
) As Integer

[C#]
public int Read( 
   byte[] buffer
);

[C++]
public: int Read( 
   byte[]* buffer
)

[C++/CLI]
public:
int Read( 
   bytearray<buffer>^ buffer
)

The total number of bytes read into the buffer.

Exception	Description
IOException	Thrown when the Stream is not readable.
ArgumentNullException	Thrown when the buffer or callback is null.

This is a convenience method for all derived classes, calling Read(buffer,0, buffer.Length) on the stream.

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista