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11/18/2011

DataServiceContext.BeginGetReadStream Method

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Asynchronously gets binary property data for the specified entity as a data stream along with the specified message headers.

Namespace: System.Data.Services.Client
Assembly: System.Data.Services.Client (in System.Data.Services.Client.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function BeginGetReadStream ( _
    entity As Object, _
    args As DataServiceRequestArgs, _
    callback As AsyncCallback, _
    state As Object _
) As IAsyncResult

public IAsyncResult BeginGetReadStream(
    Object entity,
    DataServiceRequestArgs args,
    AsyncCallback callback,
    Object state
)

Parameters

entity
Type: System.Object
The entity that has the binary property to retrieve.

args
Type: System.Data.Services.Client.DataServiceRequestArgs
The instance of the DataServiceRequestArgs class that contains settings for the HTTP request message.

callback
Type: System.AsyncCallback
The delegate to invoke when results are available for client consumption.

state
Type: System.Object
The user-defined state object that is passed to the callback.

Return Value

Type: System.IAsyncResult
An IAsyncResult object that is used to track the status of the asynchronous operation.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Any of the parameters supplied to the method is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentException	The entity is not tracked by this DataServiceContext. -or- The entity is in the Added state. -or- The entity is not a Media Link Entry and does not have a binary property.

ArgumentNullException

Any of the parameters supplied to the method is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentException

The entity is not tracked by this DataServiceContext.

-or-

The entity is in the Added state.

-or-

The entity is not a Media Link Entry and does not have a binary property.

Remarks

The BeginGetReadStream method asynchronously requests a data stream that contains the binary property of the requested entity.

In the AtomPub protocol, the entity is a Media Link Entry and the binary property is the associated Media Resource.

No validation is performed on the headers that are set in args. Therefore, do not change an HTTP header in a way that changes the meaning of the request.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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