PacketWriter Properties

When overriden in a derived class, returns the base stream (if any).

Packet can be expanded.

Returns the length in bytes from this position to the current parent packet Position. For a PacketReader this is the length from this PacketPosition to our parents current Position. For a PacketWriter it's the length from this PacketPosition to the end of our Parent packet.

Endianess for integral types.

Optional ID used in error messages.

Returns true if this is a fixed size packet. Ensure can't expand a fixed packet.

Returns the current length of the packet. The Length of a packet may change without Ensure being called if it's an expandable PacketWriter and data is inserted.

Returns the length in bytes from this position to the current position of our parent packet.

Returns the length in bytes from this position to the end of our parent packet.

List of all child writers that need notifying.

Returns the parent packet, or null.

Returns the current position in this packet. The Position of a packet may change without Advance being called if it's an expandable PacketWriter and data is inserted.

Returns the current position with respect to our parent packet.

Returns the remaining data/space available in this packet. If it's a fixed-size packet, then this is definitive. Otherwise Ensure can be used to try to extend the packet with more data/space.

Packet has been resolved into concrete data.

Encoding for text strings.

Returns the top parent.