Reads a specified maximum number of characters from the current text reader and writes the data to a buffer, beginning at the specified index.
- Parameters
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buffer | When this method returns, this parameter contains the specified character array with the values between index and (index + count -1) replaced by the characters read from the current source. |
index | The position in buffer at which to begin writing. |
count | The maximum number of characters to read. |
- Returns
- The number of characters that have been read. The number will be less than or equal to count, depending on whether all input characters have been read.