BinaryReader | CF 1.0, disposable |
System.IO (mscorlib.dll) | class |
Method |
Bytes read |
Method |
Bytes read |
---|---|---|---|
Read |
variable |
ReadInt32 |
4 |
ReadBoolean |
1 |
ReadInt64 |
8 |
ReadByte |
1 |
ReadSByte |
1 |
ReadBytes |
variable |
ReadSingle |
4 |
ReadChar |
2 |
ReadString |
variable |
ReadChars |
variable |
ReadUInt16 |
2 |
ReadDecimal |
16 |
ReadUInt32 |
4 |
ReadDouble |
8 |
ReadUInt64 |
8 |
ReadString( ) uses the current encoding of the BinaryReader, which can be set when you call the constructor. Strings are prefixed with their length. PeekChar( ) allows you to look at the first character of a stream (a System.Char, which is two bytes) without advancing the position of the Stream. Because a binary reader may hold on to resources that should be freed when not needed, the BinaryReader must be closed using Close( ) or by wrapping it in a using block (which calls the protected Dispose( ) method to do the cleanup at the end of the using block).
public class BinaryReader : IDisposable { // Public Constructors public BinaryReader(Stream input); public BinaryReader(Stream input, System.Text.Encoding encoding); // Public Instance Properties public virtual Stream BaseStream{get; } // Public Instance Methods public virtual void Close( ); public virtual int PeekChar( ); public virtual int Read( ); public virtual int Read(byte[ ] buffer, int index, int count); public virtual int Read(char[ ] buffer, int index, int count); public virtual bool ReadBoolean( ); public virtual byte ReadByte( ); public virtual byte[ ] ReadBytes(int count); public virtual char ReadChar( ); public virtual char[ ] ReadChars(int count); public virtual decimal ReadDecimal( ); public virtual double ReadDouble( ); public virtual short ReadInt16( ); public virtual int ReadInt32( ); public virtual long ReadInt64( ); public virtual sbyte ReadSByte( ); public virtual float ReadSingle( ); public virtual string ReadString( ); public virtual ushort ReadUInt16( ); public virtual uint ReadUInt32( ); public virtual ulong ReadUInt64( ); // Protected Instance Methods protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing); protected virtual void FillBuffer(int numBytes); protected int Read7BitEncodedInt( ); }