# C1.Zip.C1ZipEntry.OpenReader

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<h1 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipEntry_OpenReader_" data-uid="C1.Zip.C1ZipEntry.OpenReader*">OpenReader Method
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<h4 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipEntry_OpenReader" data-uid="C1.Zip.C1ZipEntry.OpenReader">OpenReader()</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns a <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.io.stream">Stream</a> that can be used to read the content of the entry without
extracting it to a disk file.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Stream OpenReader()</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function OpenReader() As Stream</code></pre>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.io.stream">Stream</a></td>
      <td><p>A <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.io.stream">Stream</a> that can be used to read the data in the entry.</p>
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<h5 id="C1_Zip_C1ZipEntry_OpenReader_remarks">Remarks</h5>
<div class="markdown level1 remarks"><p>The <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.io.stream">Stream</a> returned is a <a class="xref" href="C1.Zip.C1ZStreamReader.html">C1ZStreamReader</a>, which
decompresses the data as it is read from the entry.</p>
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