# C1.Util.DX.Storage.IStreamBase.Read

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_Storage_IStreamBase_Read_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Storage.IStreamBase.Read*">Read Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_Storage_IStreamBase_Read_System_IntPtr_System_Int32_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.Storage.IStreamBase.Read(System.IntPtr,System.Int32)">Read(IntPtr, int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Reads a specified number of bytes from the stream object into memory starting at the current seek pointer.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">int Read(IntPtr buffer, int numberOfBytesToRead)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function Read(buffer As IntPtr, numberOfBytesToRead As Integer) As Integer</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.intptr">IntPtr</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">buffer</span></td>
      <td><p>The read buffer.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">numberOfBytesToRead</span></td>
      <td><p>The number of bytes to read.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><p>The actual number of bytes read from the stream object.</p>
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