System.IO.FileStream.CanSeek Property

Gets a value indicating whether the current stream supports seeking.

Syntax

public override bool CanSeek { get; }

Value

true if the stream supports seeking; false if the stream is closed or if the System.IO.FileStream was constructed from an operating-system handle such as a pipe or output to the console.

Remarks

If a class derived from System.IO.Stream does not support seeking, calls to FileStream.Length, FileStream.SetLength(long), FileStream.Position, and FileStream.Seek(long, SeekOrigin) throw a NotSupportedException.

If the stream is closed, this property returns false.

Requirements

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0