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Asked: 2026-06-14T08:03:42+00:00

I have a small question. What return common binary reading methods on the end

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I have a small question. What return common binary reading methods on the end of stream? For example I have Stream.ReadByte() which returns single unsigned byte. What happens when I’m on the end of stream? And is there any difference when I’m using this method with NetworkStream? Please help.

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    According to the documentation for the base class:

    Return Value

    Type: System.Int32
    The unsigned byte cast to an Int32, or -1 if at the end of the stream.

    So, the method reads an int and casts it to a wider type, in order to be able to return additional -1 value at the end of the stream.

    Both FileStream and NetworkStream are derived from Stream. This means that no difference in the logic is needed.

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