Class AsyncStream
Base Stream for async-only streams. It centralizes the repetitive plumbing: every synchronous I/O member throws NotSupportedException, and the legacy byte[]-based async overloads are routed to the Memory<T>-based core methods. Derived classes only implement the real I/O: ReadAsync(Memory<byte>, CancellationToken), WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte>, CancellationToken), CanRead and CanWrite.
public abstract class AsyncStream : Stream, IAsyncDisposable, IDisposable
- Inheritance
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AsyncStream
- Implements
- Derived
- Inherited Members
- Extension Methods
Properties
CanRead
When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports reading.
public override abstract bool CanRead { get; }
Property Value
CanSeek
When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports seeking.
public override bool CanSeek { get; }
Property Value
Remarks
It is false here.
CanWrite
When overridden in a derived class, gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports writing.
public override abstract bool CanWrite { get; }
Property Value
Length
When overridden in a derived class, gets the length in bytes of the stream.
public override long Length { get; }
Property Value
- long
A long value representing the length of the stream in bytes.
Exceptions
- NotSupportedException
A class derived from
Streamdoes not support seeking and the length is unknown.- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
Position
When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets the position within the current stream.
public override long Position { get; set; }
Property Value
- long
The current position within the stream.
Exceptions
- IOException
An I/O error occurs.
- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support seeking.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
Methods
BeginRead(byte[], int, int, AsyncCallback?, object?)
Begins an asynchronous read operation. (Consider using ReadAsync(byte[], int, int) instead.)
public override sealed IAsyncResult BeginRead(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback? callback, object? state)
Parameters
bufferbyte[]The buffer to read the data into.
offsetintThe byte offset in
bufferat which to begin writing data read from the stream.countintThe maximum number of bytes to read.
callbackAsyncCallbackAn optional asynchronous callback, to be called when the read is complete.
stateobjectA user-provided object that distinguishes this particular asynchronous read request from other requests.
Returns
- IAsyncResult
An IAsyncResult that represents the asynchronous read, which could still be pending.
Remarks
The legacy asynchronous pattern is not supported: use ReadAsync or WriteAsync.
Exceptions
- IOException
Attempted an asynchronous read past the end of the stream, or a disk error occurs.
- ArgumentException
One or more of the arguments is invalid.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
The current
Streamimplementation does not support the read operation.- NotSupportedException
Always.
BeginWrite(byte[], int, int, AsyncCallback?, object?)
Begins an asynchronous write operation. (Consider using WriteAsync(byte[], int, int) instead.)
public override sealed IAsyncResult BeginWrite(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, AsyncCallback? callback, object? state)
Parameters
bufferbyte[]The buffer to write data from.
offsetintThe byte offset in
bufferfrom which to begin writing.countintThe maximum number of bytes to write.
callbackAsyncCallbackAn optional asynchronous callback, to be called when the write is complete.
stateobjectA user-provided object that distinguishes this particular asynchronous write request from other requests.
Returns
- IAsyncResult
An
IAsyncResultthat represents the asynchronous write, which could still be pending.
Remarks
The legacy asynchronous pattern is not supported: use ReadAsync or WriteAsync.
Exceptions
- IOException
Attempted an asynchronous write past the end of the stream, or a disk error occurs.
- ArgumentException
One or more of the arguments is invalid.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
The current
Streamimplementation does not support the write operation.- NotSupportedException
Always.
CopyTo(Stream, int)
Reads the bytes from the current stream and writes them to another stream, using a specified buffer size. Both streams positions are advanced by the number of bytes copied.
public override sealed void CopyTo(Stream destination, int bufferSize)
Parameters
destinationStreamThe stream to which the contents of the current stream will be copied.
bufferSizeintThe size of the buffer. This value must be greater than zero. The default size is 81920.
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- ArgumentNullException
destinationis null.- ArgumentOutOfRangeException
bufferSizeis negative or zero.- NotSupportedException
The current stream does not support reading.
-or-
destinationdoes not support writing.- ObjectDisposedException
Either the current stream or
destinationwere closed before the CopyTo(Stream) method was called.- IOException
An I/O error occurred.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
EndRead(IAsyncResult)
Waits for the pending asynchronous read to complete. (Consider using ReadAsync(byte[], int, int) instead.)
public override sealed int EndRead(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
Parameters
asyncResultIAsyncResultThe reference to the pending asynchronous request to finish.
Returns
- int
The number of bytes read from the stream, between zero (0) and the number of bytes requested. ReadAsync returns zero (0) only if zero bytes were requested or if no more bytes will be available because it's at the end of the stream; otherwise, read operations do not complete until at least one byte is available. If zero bytes are requested, read operations may complete immediately or may not complete until at least one byte is available (but without consuming any data).
Remarks
The legacy asynchronous pattern is not supported: use ReadAsync or WriteAsync.
Exceptions
- ArgumentNullException
asyncResultis null.- ArgumentException
A handle to the pending read operation is not available.
-or-
The pending operation does not support reading.
- InvalidOperationException
asyncResultdid not originate from a BeginRead(byte[], int, int, AsyncCallback, object) method on the current stream.- IOException
The stream is closed or an internal error has occurred.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
EndWrite(IAsyncResult)
Ends an asynchronous write operation. (Consider using WriteAsync(byte[], int, int) instead.)
public override sealed void EndWrite(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
Parameters
asyncResultIAsyncResultA reference to the outstanding asynchronous I/O request.
Remarks
The legacy asynchronous pattern is not supported: use ReadAsync or WriteAsync.
Exceptions
- ArgumentNullException
asyncResultis null.- ArgumentException
A handle to the pending write operation is not available.
-or-
The pending operation does not support writing.
- InvalidOperationException
asyncResultdid not originate from a BeginWrite(byte[], int, int, AsyncCallback, object) method on the current stream.- IOException
The stream is closed or an internal error has occurred.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
Flush()
When overridden in a derived class, clears all buffers for this stream and causes any buffered data to be written to the underlying device.
public override sealed void Flush()
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- IOException
An I/O error occurs.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
FlushAsync(CancellationToken)
Asynchronously clears all buffers for this stream, causes any buffered data to be written to the underlying device, and monitors cancellation requests.
public override Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Parameters
cancellationTokenCancellationTokenThe token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is None.
Returns
- Task
A task that represents the asynchronous flush operation.
Remarks
It does nothing here.
Exceptions
- ObjectDisposedException
The stream has been disposed.
- OperationCanceledException
The cancellation token was canceled. This exception is stored into the returned task.
Read(byte[], int, int)
When overridden in a derived class, reads a sequence of bytes from the current stream and advances the position within the stream by the number of bytes read.
public override sealed int Read(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
Parameters
bufferbyte[]An array of bytes. When this method returns, the buffer contains the specified byte array with the values between
offsetand (offset+count- 1) replaced by the bytes read from the current source.offsetintThe zero-based byte offset in
bufferat which to begin storing the data read from the current stream.countintThe maximum number of bytes to be read from the current stream.
Returns
- int
The total number of bytes read into the buffer. This can be less than the number of bytes requested if that many bytes are not currently available, or zero (0) if
countis 0 or the end of the stream has been reached.
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- ArgumentException
The sum of
offsetandcountis larger than the buffer length.- ArgumentNullException
bufferis null.- ArgumentOutOfRangeException
offsetorcountis negative.- IOException
An I/O error occurs.
- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support reading.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
Read(Span<byte>)
When overridden in a derived class, reads a sequence of bytes from the current stream and advances the position within the stream by the number of bytes read.
public override sealed int Read(Span<byte> buffer)
Parameters
bufferSpan<byte>A region of memory. When this method returns, the contents of this region are replaced by the bytes read from the current source.
Returns
- int
The total number of bytes read into the buffer. This can be less than the size of the buffer if that many bytes are not currently available, or zero (0) if the buffer's length is zero or the end of the stream has been reached.
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- NotSupportedException
Always.
ReadAsync(byte[], int, int, CancellationToken)
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.
public override sealed Task<int> ReadAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Parameters
bufferbyte[]The buffer to write the data into.
offsetintThe byte offset in
bufferat which to begin writing data from the stream.countintThe maximum number of bytes to read.
cancellationTokenCancellationTokenThe token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is None.
Returns
- Task<int>
A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the
TResultparameter 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) ifcountis 0 or if the end of the stream has been reached.
Remarks
It calls the Memory<T> overload.
Exceptions
- ArgumentNullException
bufferis null.- ArgumentOutOfRangeException
offsetorcountis negative.- ArgumentException
The sum of
offsetandcountis 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.
- OperationCanceledException
The cancellation token was canceled. This exception is stored into the returned task.
ReadAsync(Memory<byte>, CancellationToken)
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.
public override abstract ValueTask<int> ReadAsync(Memory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
Parameters
bufferMemory<byte>The region of memory to write the data into.
cancellationTokenCancellationTokenThe token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is None.
Returns
- ValueTask<int>
A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of its Result property contains the total number of bytes read into the buffer. The result value can be less than the length of the buffer if that many bytes are not currently available, or it can be 0 (zero) if the length of the buffer is 0 or if the end of the stream has been reached.
Exceptions
- OperationCanceledException
The cancellation token was canceled. This exception is stored into the returned task.
ReadByte()
Reads a byte from the stream and advances the position within the stream by one byte, or returns -1 if at the end of the stream.
public override sealed int ReadByte()
Returns
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support reading.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
Seek(long, SeekOrigin)
When overridden in a derived class, sets the position within the current stream.
public override long Seek(long offset, SeekOrigin origin)
Parameters
offsetlongA byte offset relative to the
originparameter.originSeekOriginA value of type SeekOrigin indicating the reference point used to obtain the new position.
Returns
- long
The new position within the current stream.
Exceptions
- IOException
An I/O error occurs.
- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support seeking, such as if the stream is constructed from a pipe or console output.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
SetLength(long)
When overridden in a derived class, sets the length of the current stream.
public override void SetLength(long value)
Parameters
valuelongThe desired length of the current stream in bytes.
Exceptions
- IOException
An I/O error occurs.
- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support both writing and seeking, such as if the stream is constructed from a pipe or console output.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
Write(byte[], int, int)
When overridden in a derived class, writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream and advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written.
public override sealed void Write(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count)
Parameters
bufferbyte[]An array of bytes. This method copies
countbytes frombufferto the current stream.offsetintThe zero-based byte offset in
bufferat which to begin copying bytes to the current stream.countintThe number of bytes to be written to the current stream.
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- ArgumentException
The sum of
offsetandcountis greater than the buffer length.- ArgumentNullException
bufferis null.- ArgumentOutOfRangeException
offsetorcountis negative.- IOException
An I/O error occurred, such as the specified file cannot be found.
- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support writing.
- ObjectDisposedException
Write(byte[], int, int) was called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.
Write(ReadOnlySpan<byte>)
When overridden in a derived class, writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream and advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written.
public override sealed void Write(ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer)
Parameters
bufferReadOnlySpan<byte>A region of memory. This method copies the contents of this region to the current stream.
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- NotSupportedException
Always.
WriteAsync(byte[], int, int, CancellationToken)
Asynchronously writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream, advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written, and monitors cancellation requests.
public override sealed Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
Parameters
bufferbyte[]The buffer to write data from.
offsetintThe zero-based byte offset in
bufferfrom which to begin copying bytes to the stream.countintThe maximum number of bytes to write.
cancellationTokenCancellationTokenThe token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is None.
Returns
- Task
A task that represents the asynchronous write operation.
Remarks
It calls the ReadOnlyMemory<T> overload.
Exceptions
- ArgumentNullException
bufferis null.- ArgumentOutOfRangeException
offsetorcountis negative.- ArgumentException
The sum of
offsetandcountis larger than the buffer length.- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support writing.
- ObjectDisposedException
The stream has been disposed.
- InvalidOperationException
The stream is currently in use by a previous write operation.
- OperationCanceledException
The cancellation token was canceled. This exception is stored into the returned task.
WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte>, CancellationToken)
Asynchronously writes a sequence of bytes to the current stream, advances the current position within this stream by the number of bytes written, and monitors cancellation requests.
public override abstract ValueTask WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
Parameters
bufferReadOnlyMemory<byte>The region of memory to write data from.
cancellationTokenCancellationTokenThe token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is None.
Returns
- ValueTask
A task that represents the asynchronous write operation.
Exceptions
- OperationCanceledException
The cancellation token was canceled. This exception is stored into the returned task.
WriteByte(byte)
Writes a byte to the current position in the stream and advances the position within the stream by one byte.
public override sealed void WriteByte(byte value)
Parameters
valuebyteThe byte to write to the stream.
Remarks
Synchronous I/O is not supported: use the asynchronous members.
Exceptions
- IOException
An I/O error occurs.
- NotSupportedException
The stream does not support writing, or the stream is already closed.
- ObjectDisposedException
Methods were called after the stream was closed.
- NotSupportedException
Always.