BinaryReader.PeekChar Method (System.IO)

PeekChar Method

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BinaryReader..::.PeekChar Method

Returns the next available character and does not advance the byte or character position.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Overridable Function PeekChar As Integer

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As BinaryReader
Dim returnValue As Integer

returnValue = instance.PeekChar()

public virtual int PeekChar()

Visual C++

public:
virtual int PeekChar()

JScript

public function PeekChar() : int

Return Value

Type: System..::.Int32
The next available character, or -1 if no more characters are available or the stream does not support seeking.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
IOException	An I/O error occurs.

Remarks

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.

Platforms

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.

Version Information

.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

Reference

BinaryReader Class

BinaryReader Members

System.IO Namespace

Other Resources

File and Stream I/O

How to: Read Text from a File

How to: Write Text to a File