Gets the standard error output stream.
Namespace:
System
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly Property Error As TextWriter
Dim value As TextWriter
value = Console.Error
public static TextWriter Error { get; }
public:
static property TextWriter^ Error {
TextWriter^ get ();
}
public static function get Error () : TextWriter
This property is set to the standard error stream by default. This property can be set to another stream with the SetError method.
The following code example illustrates the use of the Error property.
Imports System.IO
Public Class ExpandTabs
Private Const tabSize As Integer = 4
Private Const usageText As String = "Usage: EXPANDTABSEX inputfile.txt outputfile.txt"
Public Shared Function Main(args() As String) As Integer
Dim writer As StreamWriter = Nothing
Dim standardOutput As TextWriter = Console.Out
If args.Length < 2 Then
Console.WriteLine(usageText)
Return 1
End If
Try
writer = New StreamWriter(args(1))
Console.SetOut(writer)
Console.SetIn(New StreamReader(args(0)))
Catch e As IOException
Dim errorWriter As TextWriter = Console.Error
errorWriter.WriteLine(e.Message)
errorWriter.WriteLine(usageText)
Return 1
End Try
Dim i As Integer
i = Console.Read()
While i <> -1
Dim c As Char = Convert.ToChar(i)
If c = ControlChars.Tab Then
Console.Write("".PadRight(tabSize, " "c))
Else
Console.Write(c)
End If
i = Console.Read()
End While
writer.Close()
' Recover the standard output stream so that a
' completion message can be displayed.
Console.SetOut(standardOutput)
Console.WriteLine("EXPANDTABSEX has completed the processing of {0}.", args(0))
Return 0
End Function 'Main
End Class 'ExpandTabs
public class ExpandTabs {
private const int tabSize = 4;
private const string usageText = "Usage: EXPANDTABSEX inputfile.txt outputfile.txt";
public static int Main(string[] args) {
StreamWriter writer = null;
TextWriter standardOutput = Console.Out;
if (args.Length < 2) {
Console.WriteLine(usageText);
return 1;
}
try {
writer = new StreamWriter(args[1]);
Console.SetOut(writer);
Console.SetIn(new StreamReader(args[0]));
}
catch(IOException e) {
TextWriter errorWriter = Console.Error;
errorWriter.WriteLine(e.Message);
errorWriter.WriteLine(usageText);
return 1;
}
int i;
while ((i = Console.Read()) != -1) {
char c = (char)i;
if (c == '\t')
Console.Write(("").PadRight(tabSize, ' '));
else
Console.Write(c);
}
writer.Close();
// Recover the standard output stream so that a
// completion message can be displayed.
Console.SetOut(standardOutput);
Console.WriteLine("EXPANDTABSEX has completed the processing of {0}.", args[0]);
return 0;
}
}
int main()
{
const int tabSize = 4;
array<String^>^args = Environment::GetCommandLineArgs();
String^ usageText = "Usage: EXPANDTABSEX inputfile.txt outputfile.txt";
StreamWriter^ writer = nullptr;
TextWriter^ standardOutput = Console::Out;
if ( args->Length < 3 )
{
Console::WriteLine( usageText );
return 1;
}
try
{
writer = gcnew StreamWriter( args[ 2 ] );
Console::SetOut( writer );
Console::SetIn( gcnew StreamReader( args[ 1 ] ) );
}
catch ( IOException^ e )
{
TextWriter^ errorWriter = Console::Error;
errorWriter->WriteLine( e->Message );
errorWriter->WriteLine( usageText );
return 1;
}
int i;
while ( (i = Console::Read()) != -1 )
{
Char c = (Char)i;
if ( c == '\t' )
Console::Write( ((String^)"")->PadRight( tabSize, ' ' ) );
else
Console::Write( c );
}
writer->Close();
// Recover the standard output stream so that a
// completion message can be displayed.
Console::SetOut( standardOutput );
Console::WriteLine( "EXPANDTABSEX has completed the processing of {0}.", args[ 0 ] );
return 0;
}
public class ExpandTabs {
private static var tabSize : int = 4;
private static var usageText : String = "Usage: EXPANDTABSEX inputfile.txt outputfile.txt";
public static function Main(args : String[]) : int {
var writer : StreamWriter = null;
var standardOutput : TextWriter = Console.Out;
if (args.Length < 2) {
Console.WriteLine(usageText);
return 1;
}
try {
writer = new StreamWriter(args[1]);
Console.SetOut(writer);
Console.SetIn(new StreamReader(args[0]));
}
catch(e : IOException) {
var errorWriter : TextWriter = Console.Error;
errorWriter.WriteLine(e.Message);
errorWriter.WriteLine(usageText);
return 1;
}
var i : int;
while ((i = Console.Read()) != -1) {
var c : char = char(i);
if (c == '\t')
Console.Write(("").PadRight(tabSize, ' '));
else
Console.Write(c);
}
writer.Close();
// Recover the standard output stream so that a
// completion message can be displayed.
Console.SetOut(standardOutput);
Console.WriteLine("EXPANDTABSEX has completed the processing of {0}.", args[0]);
return 0;
}
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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