AnonymousPipeClientStream.ReadMode Property

public:
 virtual property System::IO::Pipes::PipeTransmissionMode ReadMode {  void set(System::IO::Pipes::PipeTransmissionMode value); };

public override System.IO.Pipes.PipeTransmissionMode ReadMode { set; }

public override System.IO.Pipes.PipeTransmissionMode ReadMode { [System.Security.SecurityCritical] set; }

member this.ReadMode : System.IO.Pipes.PipeTransmissionMode

[<set: System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
member this.ReadMode : System.IO.Pipes.PipeTransmissionMode

Public Overrides Property ReadMode As PipeTransmissionMode

The PipeTransmissionMode for the AnonymousPipeClientStream object.

Attributes

SecurityCriticalAttribute

The following example sends a string from a parent process to a child process by using anonymous pipes. In this example, an AnonymousPipeClientStream object is created in a child process.

//<snippet01>
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Pipes;

class PipeClient
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        if (args.Length > 0)
        {
            using (PipeStream pipeClient =
                new AnonymousPipeClientStream(PipeDirection.In, args[0]))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Current TransmissionMode: {0}.",
                   pipeClient.TransmissionMode);

                using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(pipeClient))
                {
                    // Display the read text to the console
                    string temp;

                    // Wait for 'sync message' from the server.
                    do
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Wait for sync...");
                        temp = sr.ReadLine();
                    }
                    while (!temp.StartsWith("SYNC"));

                    // Read the server data and echo to the console.
                    while ((temp = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Echo: " + temp);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        Console.Write("[CLIENT] Press Enter to continue...");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}
//</snippet01>

'<snippet01>
Imports System.IO
Imports System.IO.Pipes

Class PipeClient
    Shared Sub Main(args() as String)
        If args.Length > 0 Then
            Using pipeClient As New AnonymousPipeClientStream(PipeDirection.In, args(0))
                Console.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Current TransmissionMode: {0}.", _
                   pipeClient.TransmissionMode)

                Using sr As New StreamReader(pipeClient)
                    ' Display the read text to the console
                    Dim temp As String

                    ' Wait for 'sync message' from the server.
                    Do
                        Console.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Wait for sync...")
                        temp = sr.ReadLine()
                    Loop While temp.StartsWith("SYNC") = False

                    ' Read the server data and echo to the console.
                    temp = sr.ReadLine()
                    While Not temp = Nothing
                        Console.WriteLine("[CLIENT] Echo: " + temp)
                        temp = sr.ReadLine()
                    End While
                End Using
            End Using
        End If
        Console.Write("[CLIENT] Press Enter to continue...")
        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub
End Class
'</snippet01>

Anonymous pipes do not support the PipeTransmissionMode.Message read mode.