Stream.CanRead Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports reading.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property CanRead As Boolean
public abstract bool CanRead { get; }
Property Value
Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the stream supports reading; otherwise, false.
Remarks
If a class derived from Stream does not support reading, calls to the Read, ReadByte, and BeginRead methods throw a NotSupportedException.
If the stream is closed, this property returns false.
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone