Get the record for an existing stream from the repository.

Namespace: Perforce.P4
Assembly: p4api.net (in p4api.net.dll) Version: 2015.1.103.4687 (2015.1.103.4687)

Syntax

C#
public Stream GetStream(
	string stream,
	string parent,
	Options options
)
Visual Basic
Public Function GetStream ( _
	stream As String, _
	parent As String, _
	options As Options _
) As Stream
Visual C++
public:
Stream^ GetStream(
	String^ stream, 
	String^ parent, 
	Options^ options
)

Parameters

stream
Type: System..::..String
Stream name
parent
Type: System..::..String
options
Type: Perforce.P4..::..Options
There are no valid flags to use when fetching an existing stream

Return Value

The Stream object if new stream was found, null if creation failed

Examples

Get the stream with the stream Id "//Rocket/GUI":
CopyC#
string targetStream = "//Rocket/GUI";
Stream s = rep.GetStream(targetStream, null, null);
 Get stream spec for a new development type stream with the parent //Rocket/MAIN:
CopyC#
string targetStream = "//Rocket/GUI2";
string parentStream = "//Rocket/MAIN";
Stream stream = rep.GetStream(targetStream, parentStream,
    new StreamCmdOptions(StreamCmdFlags.None, parentStream, 
    StreamType.Development.ToString()));

See Also