BackupFileStream.Seek Method

BackupFileStreamSeek Method

When overridden in a derived class, sets the position within the current stream.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

public override long Seek(
	long offset,
	SeekOrigin origin
)

Public Overrides Function Seek ( 
	offset As Long,
	origin As SeekOrigin
) As Long

public:
virtual long long Seek(
	long long offset, 
	SeekOrigin origin
) override

abstract Seek : 
        offset : int64 * 
        origin : SeekOrigin -> int64 
override Seek : 
        offset : int64 * 
        origin : SeekOrigin -> int64

Parameters

offset: Type: SystemInt64
A byte offset relative to the origin parameter.
origin: Type: System.IOSeekOrigin
A value of type SeekOrigin indicating the reference point used to obtain the new position.

Return Value

Type: Int64
The new position within the current stream.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	The stream does not support seeking.

Remarks

Note
This stream does not support seeking using this method, and calling this method will always throw NotSupportedException. See Skip(Int64) for an alternative way of seeking forward.

Reference

BackupFileStream Class

Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem Namespace