# JournalBufferReader.TryRead(Span<byte>)

[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#L129-L135)

```csharp
public bool TryRead(Span<byte> destination)
```

Attempts to copy the next bytes into `destination` and read them.

### Parameters

- `destination` (`Span<byte>`): The destination to copy to.

### Returns

`true` if enough bytes were available; otherwise, `false`.