Parameters

buffer

A char array. When this method returns, contains the specified character array with the values between index and (index + count - 1) replaced by the characters read from the current source.

index

A int that specifies the starting index in the buffer.

count

A int that specifies the number of characters to read.

Returns

A int containing the total number of characters read into the buffer, or zero if the end of the underlying string has been reached.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	buffer is null.
ArgumentException	(index + count ) > buffer.Length.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	index < 0 - or- count < 0.
ObjectDisposedException	The current reader is closed.

Remarks

Note: This method overrides TextReader.Read.

Requirements

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