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The **Buffer **property is a reference to the record buffer of the managed file. You can use the property to access the buffer for the file from within a generically derived class.

**Implementation:**

The SaveBuffer method stores a copy of the current Buffer contents into the Buffers property for subsequent retrieval by the RestoreBuffer method.

You should initialize the Buffer property after the Init method is called, or within a derived Init method specific to the managed file. See the //Conceptual Example//.

**See Also:**     [[buffers  saved record buffers .htm|Buffers]], [[restorebuffer  restore a previously saved record buffer .htm|RestoreBuffer]], [[savebuffer  save a copy of the record buffer .htm|SaveBuffer]]