This default method does nothing, but derived classes can override the method to provide the appropriate functionality.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

This code example is part of a larger example provided for the TextWriter class.

Shared Sub WriteText(aTextWriter As TextWriter)
    aTextWriter.Write("Invalid file path characters are: ")
    aTextWriter.Write(Path.InvalidPathChars)
    aTextWriter.Write("."C)
End Sub

static void WriteText(TextWriter textWriter)
{
    textWriter.Write("Invalid file path characters are: ");
    textWriter.Write(Path.InvalidPathChars);
    textWriter.Write('.');
}

void WriteText( TextWriter^ textWriter )
{
   textWriter->Write(  "Invalid file path characters are: " );
   textWriter->Write( Path::InvalidPathChars );
   textWriter->Write( Char::Parse( "." ) );
}

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