StreamReader.Peek Method
Returns the next available character but does not consume it.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
public override int Peek ()
Return Value
An integer representing the next character to be read, or -1 if no more characters are available or the stream does not support seeking.
Remarks
The Peek method returns an integer value in order to determine whether the end of the file, or another error has occurred. This allows a user to first check to determine whether the returned value is -1 before casting it to a Char type.
This method overrides Peek.
The current position of the StreamReader object is not changed by Peek. The returned value is -1 if no more characters are currently available.
Version Information
Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2.