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    TReader.ReadSignature

    Read stream signature from the stream.

    Declaration

    Source position: classesh.inc line 2083

    public 
procedure TReader.ReadSignature;

    Description

    ReadSignature is called when starting to read a root component from a stream. Some streams contain a signature (header) to detect whether the stream contains correct data.

    Errors

    If the stream does not start with the correct signature, an EReadError exception will be raised.

    See also

    Name Description
    TAbstractObjectReader.ReadSignature Read resource signature.
    TAbstractObjectWriter.WriteSignature Write stream signature to the stream.