Class EpubLocalContentFileRef

The base class for a content file reference within the EPUB archive (e.g., an HTML file or an image). Unlike EpubLocalContentFile, the classes derived from this base class contain only a reference to the file but don't contain its content.

Inheritance

object

EpubContentFileRef

EpubLocalContentFileRef

EpubLocalByteContentFileRef

EpubLocalTextContentFileRef

Inherited Members

EpubContentFileRef.Key

EpubContentFileRef.ContentType

EpubContentFileRef.ContentMimeType

EpubContentFileRef.ContentFileType

EpubContentFileRef.Metadata

EpubContentFileRef.EpubContentLoader

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Namespace: VersOne.Epub

Assembly: VersOne.Epub.dll

Syntax

public abstract class EpubLocalContentFileRef : EpubContentFileRef

Constructors

EpubLocalContentFileRef(EpubContentFileRefMetadata, string, IEpubContentLoader)

Initializes a new instance of the EpubLocalContentFileRef class with a specified content file key, a content type of the file reference, a MIME type of the file's content, a EPUB file reference, a content directory path, and an optional content reader options.

Declaration

protected EpubLocalContentFileRef(EpubContentFileRefMetadata metadata, string filePath, IEpubContentLoader epubContentLoader)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
EpubContentFileRefMetadata	metadata	Metadata of this content file reference.
string	filePath	The absolute path of the local content file in the EPUB archive.
IEpubContentLoader	epubContentLoader	A reference to the EPUB content loader which provides methods to load the content of this file.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The metadata parameter is null.
ArgumentNullException	The filePath parameter is null.
ArgumentNullException	The epubContentLoader parameter is null.

Properties

ContentLocation

Gets the location of the content file which is always LOCAL for local content file references.

Declaration

public override EpubContentLocation ContentLocation { get; }

Property type: EpubContentLocation

Overrides

EpubContentFileRef.ContentLocation

FilePath

Gets the absolute path of the local content file in the EPUB archive.

Declaration

public string FilePath { get; }

Property type: string

Methods

GetContentStream()

Opens the referenced file and returns a Stream to access its content.

Declaration

public Stream GetContentStream()

Returns

Type	Description
Stream	A Stream to access the referenced file's content.

GetContentStreamAsync()

Opens the referenced file and returns a Stream to access its content.

Declaration

public Task<Stream> GetContentStreamAsync()

Returns

Type	Description
Task<Stream>	A task that represents the asynchronous open operation. The value of the TResult parameter contains the Stream to access the referenced file's content.

ReadContentAsBytes()

Reads the whole content of the referenced file and returns it as a byte array.

Declaration

public byte[] ReadContentAsBytes()

Returns

Type	Description
byte[]	Content of the referenced file.

ReadContentAsBytesAsync()

Asynchronously reads the whole content of the referenced file and returns it as a byte array.

Declaration

public Task<byte[]> ReadContentAsBytesAsync()

Returns

Type	Description
Task<byte[]>	A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the TResult parameter contains the content of the referenced file.

ReadContentAsText()

Reads the whole content of the referenced file and returns it as a string.

Declaration

public string ReadContentAsText()

Returns

Type	Description
string	Content of the referenced file.

ReadContentAsTextAsync()

Asynchronously reads the whole content of the referenced file and returns it as a string.

Declaration

public Task<string> ReadContentAsTextAsync()

Returns

Type	Description
Task<string>	A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the TResult parameter contains the content of the referenced file.