| BinaryReader Class |
Reads primitive data types as binary values in a specific encoding.
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0
SyntaxC#
public class BinaryReader : IDisposable
The BinaryReader type exposes the following members.
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Close | Closes the current reader and the underlying stream. |
| Dispose | Releases all resources used by the current instance of the BinaryReader class. |
 | Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the BinaryReader class and optionally releases the managed resources. |
| Equals(Object) | (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| PeekChar | Returns the next available character and does not advance the byte or character position. |
| Read | Reads characters from the underlying stream and advances the current position of the stream in accordance with the Encoding used and the specific character being read from the stream. |
| Read(Byte, Int32, Int32) | Reads the specified number of bytes from the stream, starting from a specified point in the byte array. |
| Read(Char, Int32, Int32) | Reads the specified number of characters from the stream, starting from a specified point in the character array. |
| Read7BitEncodedInt | Reads in a 32-bit integer in compressed format. |
| ReadBoolean | Reads a Boolean value from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by one byte. |
| ReadByte | Reads the next byte from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by one byte. |
| ReadBytes | Reads the specified number of bytes from the current stream into a byte array and advances the current position by that number of bytes. |
| ReadChar | Reads the next character from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream in accordance with the Encoding used and the specific character being read from the stream. |
| ReadChars | Reads the specified number of characters from the current stream, returns the data in a character array, and advances the current position in accordance with the Encoding used and the specific character being read from the stream. |
| ReadDouble | Reads an 8-byte floating point value from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by eight bytes. |
| ReadInt16 | Reads a 2-byte signed integer from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by two bytes. |
| ReadInt32 | Reads a 4-byte signed integer from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by four bytes. |
| ReadInt64 | Reads an 8-byte signed integer from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by eight bytes. |
| ReadSByte | Reads a signed byte from this stream and advances the current position of the stream by one byte. |
| ReadSingle | Reads a 4-byte floating point value from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by four bytes. |
| ReadString | Reads a string from the current stream. The string is prefixed with the length, encoded as an integer seven bits at a time. |
| ReadUInt16 | Reads a 2-byte unsigned integer from the current stream using little-endian encoding and advances the position of the stream by two bytes. |
| ReadUInt32 | Reads a 4-byte unsigned integer from the current stream and advances the position of the stream by four bytes. |
| ReadUInt64 | Reads an 8-byte unsigned integer from the current stream and advances the position of the stream by eight bytes. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | BaseStream | Exposes access to the underlying stream of the BinaryReader. |
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