Seek Method

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When overridden in a derived class, sets the position within the current stream. Move the current stream posistion to the specified location.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Overrides Function Seek( _
   ByVal offset As Long, _
   ByVal origin As SeekOrigin _
) As Long

public override long Seek( 
   long offset,
   SeekOrigin origin
)

offset: A byte offset relative to the origin parameter.The offset from the origin to seek.
origin: A value of type System.IO.SeekOrigin indicating the reference point used to obtain the new position.The origin to seek from.

The new position within the current stream.The new position.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.IO.IOException	An I/O error occurs.
System.NotSupportedException	The stream does not support seeking, such as if the stream is constructed from a pipe or console output.
System.ObjectDisposedException	Methods were called after the stream was closed.