Console.Write Method (String) (System)

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Console.Write Method (String)

Writes the specified string value to the standard output stream.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UI := True)> _
Public Shared Sub Write ( _
	value As String _
)
C#
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UI = true)]
public static void Write(
	string value
)
Visual C++
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, UI = true)]
public:
static void Write(
	String^ value
)
F#
[<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, UI = true)>]
static member Write : 
        value:string -> unit 

Parameters

value
Type: System.String
The value to write.
Exceptions

Exception Condition
IOException

An I/O error occurred.

Remarks

If value is null, nothing is written to the standard output stream.

Note Note

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: UI. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of the Write method.

Visual Basic

Public Class FormatConverter
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim lineInput As String
      lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      While Not lineInput Is Nothing
         Dim fields() As String = lineInput.Split(ControlChars.Tab)
         Dim isFirstField As Boolean = True
         Dim item As String
         For Each item In  fields
            If isFirstField Then
               isFirstField = False
            Else
               Console.Write(",")
            End If
            ' If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
            Try
               Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(Convert.ToBoolean(item)))
            Catch
               Console.Write(item)
            End Try
         Next item
         Console.WriteLine()
         lineInput = Console.ReadLine()
      End While
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'FormatConverter


C#

public class FormatConverter {
    public static void Main(string[] args) {
        string lineInput;
        while ((lineInput = Console.ReadLine()) != null) {
            string[] fields = lineInput.Split(new char[] {'\t'});
            bool isFirstField = true;
            foreach(string item in fields) {
                if (isFirstField)
                    isFirstField = false;
                else
                    Console.Write(',');
                // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
                try {
                    Console.Write(Convert.ToByte(Convert.ToBoolean(item)));
                }
                catch(FormatException) {
                    Console.Write(item);
                }
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}


Visual C++

int main()
{
   array<String^>^lineInputArr = {"1   2.2   hello	TRUE","2   5.22   bye	FALSE","3   6.38   see ya'	TRUE"};
   for ( Int32 i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
   {
      String^ lineInput = lineInputArr->GetValue( i )->ToString();
      String^ aChar =  "\t";
      array<String^>^fields = lineInput->Split( aChar->ToCharArray() );
      Boolean isFirstField = true;
      for ( Int32 i = 0; i < fields->Length; i++ )
      {
         if ( isFirstField )
                  isFirstField = false;
         else
                  Console::Write( "," );

         // If the field represents a boolean, replace with a numeric representation.
         try
         {
            Console::Write( Convert::ToByte( Convert::ToBoolean( fields[ i ] ) ) );
         }
         catch ( FormatException^ ) 
         {
            Console::Write( fields[ i ] );
         }


      }
      Console::WriteLine();

   }
}



Version Information

.NET Framework

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

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
.NET Framework Security

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

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