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TOwnerStream

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Stream which uses a second stream as a source

Declaration

Source position: classesh.inc line 820

`type TOwnerStream = class(TStream)`
`protected`
`FOwner: Boolean;`
`FSource: TStream;`
`public`
`constructor Create();`		Create a new instance of `TOwnerStream`.
`destructor Destroy; override;`		Destroys the `TOwnerStream` instance and the source stream.
`property Source: TStream; [r]`		Reference to the source stream.
`property SourceOwner: Boolean; [rw]`		Indicates whether the ownerstream owns it's source
`end;`

Inheritance

`TOwnerStream`		Stream which uses a second stream as a source
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`TStream`		Base class for streams.
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`TObject`		Base class of all classes.

Description

TOwnerStream can be used when creating stream chains such as when using encryption and compression streams. It keeps a reference to the source stream and will automatically free the source stream when ready (if the SourceOwner property is set to True).

TStream		Base class for streams.
TOwnerStream.Source		Reference to the source stream.
TOwnerStream.SourceOwner		Indicates whether the ownerstream owns it's source

TOwnerStream

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