VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK 15.2: Documentation for .NET developer
Vintasoft.Imaging.Codecs.ImageFiles Namespace / ImageFileSource Class / ReadChars Methods / ReadChars(Char[],Int32,Int32) Method
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ReadChars(Char[],Int32,Int32) Method (ImageFileSource)
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Reads count characters from the stream of the image file with index as the starting point in the character array.
Syntax
'Declaration

Public Overloads Function ReadChars( _
ByVal buffer
The buffer to read data into.
() As Char, _
ByVal offset
The starting point in the buffer at which to begin reading into the buffer.
As System.Int32, _
ByVal count
The number of characters to read.
As System.Int32 _
) As System.Int32
public System.Int32 ReadChars(
char[] buffer,
System.Int32 offset,
System.Int32 count
)

Parameters

buffer
The buffer to read data into.
offset
The starting point in the buffer at which to begin reading into the buffer.
count
The number of characters to read.

Return Value

The total number of characters read into the buffer. This might be less than the number of characters requested if that many characters are not currently available, or it might be zero if the end of the stream is reached.
Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET 11; .NET 10; .NET 9; .NET 8; .NET 6; .NET Framework 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

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