XmlNodeReader.ReadContentAsBase64(Byte[], Int32, Int32) Method

Definition

Reads the content and returns the Base64 decoded binary bytes.

public:
 override int ReadContentAsBase64(cli::array <System::Byte> ^ buffer, int index, int count);
public override int ReadContentAsBase64 (byte[] buffer, int index, int count);
override this.ReadContentAsBase64 : byte[] * int * int -> int
Public Overrides Function ReadContentAsBase64 (buffer As Byte(), index As Integer, count As Integer) As Integer

Parameters

buffer
Byte[]

The buffer into which to copy the resulting text. This value cannot be null.

index
Int32

The offset into the buffer where to start copying the result.

count
Int32

The maximum number of bytes to copy into the buffer. The actual number of bytes copied is returned from this method.

Returns

The number of bytes written to the buffer.

Exceptions

The buffer value is null.

The index into the buffer or index + count is larger than the allocated buffer size.

Remarks

Note

In the .NET Framework 2.0, the recommended practice is to create XmlReader instances using the XmlReaderSettings class and the Create method. This allows you to take full advantage of all the new features introduced in the .NET Framework. For more information, see the Remarks section in the XmlReader reference page.

This method streams the content, decodes the Base64 content, and returns the decoded binary bytes (for example, an inline Base64 encoded GIF image) into the buffer. This method can be called successively to read large streams of embedded text. For more information, see RFC 1521, "MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part One: Mechanisms for Specifying and Describing the Format of Internet Message Bodies". You can obtain RFCs from the Request for Comments Web site.

Note

You should not access any of the reader properties between calls to the ReadContentAsBase64 method until the method returns the value 0.

This method has the following behavior:

  • ReadContentAsBase64 returns the value 0 when it has reached the end of the byte stream it was operating on. The reader is positioned on the first non-content node.

  • If you ask for fewer, or the exact number, of bytes than are left in the stream the reader remains in its current position.

  • ReadContentAsBase64 is not supported on the following XML node types: Element, XmlDeclaration, None, Document, DocumentType, Notation, Entity, DocumentFragment.

Applies to

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