BinaryWriter.Write Method (Byte[])
.NET Framework 4.5
Writes a byte array to the underlying stream.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- buffer
- Type: System.Byte[]
A byte array containing the data to write.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| IOException | An I/O error occurs. |
| ObjectDisposedException | The stream is closed. |
| ArgumentNullException | buffer is null. |
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.
The following code example shows how to write binary data using memory as a backing store, and then verify that the data was written correctly.
using System; using System.IO; class BinaryRW { static void Main() { const int arrayLength = 1000; // Create random data to write to the stream. byte[] dataArray = new byte[arrayLength]; new Random().NextBytes(dataArray); BinaryWriter binWriter = new BinaryWriter(new MemoryStream()); // Write the data to the stream. Console.WriteLine("Writing the data."); binWriter.Write(dataArray); // Create the reader using the stream from the writer. BinaryReader binReader = new BinaryReader(binWriter.BaseStream); // Set Position to the beginning of the stream. binReader.BaseStream.Position = 0; // Read and verify the data. byte[] verifyArray = binReader.ReadBytes(arrayLength); if(verifyArray.Length != arrayLength) { Console.WriteLine("Error writing the data."); return; } for(int i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++) { if(verifyArray[i] != dataArray[i]) { Console.WriteLine("Error writing the data."); return; } } Console.WriteLine("The data was written and verified."); } }
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
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