# JournalBufferReader.Peek(int)

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalbufferreader/) | [Methods](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.journaling/orleans.journaling.journalbufferreader/methods/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Journaling/JournalBufferReader.cs#L94)

```csharp
public ArcBuffer Peek(int count)
```

Returns a pinned slice of the provided length without reading the data.

### Parameters

- `count` (`int`): The number of bytes to read.

### Returns

A pinned slice of unread data. The caller owns the returned buffer and must dispose it.