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Console.In Property

.NET Framework 4.5

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Gets the standard input stream.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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public static TextReader In { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.IO.TextReader
A TextReader that represents the standard input stream.

This property is set to the standard input stream by default. This property can be set to another stream with the SetIn method.

The following sample illustrates the use of the In property.

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using System;
using System.IO;

class InTest {
    public static void Main() {

        TextReader tIn = Console.In;
        TextWriter tOut = Console.Out;

        tOut.WriteLine("Hola Mundo!");
        tOut.Write("What is your name: ");
        String name = tIn.ReadLine();

        tOut.WriteLine("Buenos Dias, {0}!", name);
    }
}

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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