MemoryStream: BufferMode

BufferMode

The method a specified byte array should be referenced.

 Public Enum BufferMode

Values

ShareMode
The MemoryStream points to the original array. This prevents a copy of the array from occurring. Thid mode requires the specified array to out-live the MemoryStream object instance.
CopyMode
A new array will be allocated with the contents of the specified array leaving the original array intact.
AcquireMode
An internal array will point to the original array and set the original array variable to null. This effectively steals the specified array.

See Also

Project CorLib Overview

Class MemoryStream Overview