Returns the next available character and does not advance the byte or character position.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Function PeekChar As Integer
Dim instance As BinaryReader
Dim returnValue As Integer
returnValue = instance.PeekChar()
public virtual int PeekChar()
public:
virtual int PeekChar()
public function PeekChar() : int
Return Value
Type:
System..::.Int32The next available character, or -1 if no more characters are available or the stream does not support seeking.
If surrogate characters can be expected in the stream use the ReadChars method, then set the stream back to the original position.
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.
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, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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