Java to .Net conversion - problem with InputStream

[DM]

Hello.

Originally I post this message to microsoft.public.dotnet.general,
but I was advised thath this group is more suitable so I resent it here:

I'm trying to port Java application to C#. During
my effort I enoucntered a problem for which I can't find
an easy solution.
Ad rem: The program I'm trying to port uses available()
method of Java's InputStream. This method returns numer of bytes
available for reading without blocking the procces. Unfortunately
System.IO.Stream does not provide similar functionality. Does
anyone know any solution, workaround for this problem??

Thank you.

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Originally I post this message to microsoft.public.dotnet.general,
but I was advised thath this group is more suitable so I resent it here:

I'm trying to port Java application to C#. During
my effort I enoucntered a problem for which I can't find
an easy solution.
Ad rem: The program I'm trying to port uses available()
method of Java's InputStream. This method returns numer of bytes
available for reading without blocking the procces. Unfortunately
System.IO.Stream does not provide similar functionality. Does
anyone know any solution, workaround for this problem??

I'd avoid using any equivalent anyway, to be honest - available()
should almost always be avoided in Java too, IME. It's unreliable and
causes problems.

Do you particularly need to read without blocking? If so, would reading
asynchronously be good enough? If so, look at Stream.BeginRead.