TextWriter Class
.NET Framework 4
Represents a writer that can write a sequential series of characters. This class is abstract.
Namespace:
System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The TextWriter type exposes the following members.
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TextWriter() | Initializes a new instance of the TextWriter class. |
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TextWriter(IFormatProvider) | Initializes a new instance of the TextWriter class with the specified format provider. |
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Encoding | When overridden in a derived class, returns the Encoding in which the output is written. |
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FormatProvider | Gets an object that controls formatting. |
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NewLine | Gets or sets the line terminator string used by the current TextWriter. |
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Close | Closes the current writer and releases any system resources associated with the writer. |
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CreateObjRef | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
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Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the TextWriter object. |
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Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the TextWriter and optionally releases the managed resources. |
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Flush | Clears all buffers for the current writer and causes any buffered data to be written to the underlying device. |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetLifetimeService | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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InitializeLifetimeService | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
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MemberwiseClone() | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone(Boolean) | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
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Synchronized | Creates a thread-safe wrapper around the specified TextWriter. |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Write(Boolean) | Writes the text representation of a Boolean value to the text stream. |
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Write(Char) | Writes a character to the text stream. |
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Write(Char[]) | Writes a character array to the text stream. |
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Write(Decimal) | Writes the text representation of a decimal value to the text stream. |
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Write(Double) | Writes the text representation of an 8-byte floating-point value to the text stream. |
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Write(Int32) | Writes the text representation of a 4-byte signed integer to the text stream. |
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Write(Int64) | Writes the text representation of an 8-byte signed integer to the text stream. |
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Write(Object) | Writes the text representation of an object to the text stream by calling ToString on that object. |
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Write(Single) | Writes the text representation of a 4-byte floating-point value to the text stream. |
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Write(String) | Writes a string to the text stream. |
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Write(UInt32) | Writes the text representation of a 4-byte unsigned integer to the text stream. |
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Write(UInt64) | Writes the text representation of an 8-byte unsigned integer to the text stream. |
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Write(String, Object) | Writes out a formatted string, using the same semantics as String.Format. |
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Write(String, Object[]) | Writes out a formatted string, using the same semantics as String.Format. |
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Write(Char[], Int32, Int32) | Writes a subarray of characters to the text stream. |
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Write(String, Object, Object) | Writes out a formatted string, using the same semantics as String.Format. |
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Write(String, Object, Object, Object) | Writes out a formatted string, using the same semantics as String.Format. |
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WriteLine() | Writes a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Boolean) | Writes the text representation of a Boolean followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Char) | Writes a character followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Char[]) | Writes an array of characters followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Decimal) | Writes the text representation of a decimal value followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Double) | Writes the text representation of a 8-byte floating-point value followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Int32) | Writes the text representation of a 4-byte signed integer followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Int64) | Writes the text representation of an 8-byte signed integer followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Object) | Writes the text representation of an object by calling ToString on this object, followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(Single) | Writes the text representation of a 4-byte floating-point value followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(String) | Writes a string followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(UInt32) | Writes the text representation of a 4-byte unsigned integer followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(UInt64) | Writes the text representation of an 8-byte unsigned integer followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(String, Object) | Writes out a formatted string and a new line, using the same semantics as Format. |
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WriteLine(String, Object[]) | Writes out a formatted string and a new line, using the same semantics as Format. |
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WriteLine(Char[], Int32, Int32) | Writes a subarray of characters followed by a line terminator to the text stream. |
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WriteLine(String, Object, Object) | Writes out a formatted string and a new line, using the same semantics as Format. |
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WriteLine(String, Object, Object, Object) | Writes out a formatted string and a new line, using the same semantics as Format. |
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CoreNewLine | Stores the new line characters used for this TextWriter. |
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Null | Provides a TextWriter with no backing store that can be written to, but not read from. |
TextWriter is the abstract base class of StreamWriter and StringWriter, which write characters to streams and strings, respectively. Create an instance of TextWriter to write an object to a string, write strings to a file, or to serialize XML. You can also use an instance of TextWriter to write text to a custom backing store using the same APIs you would use for a string or a stream, or to add support for text formatting.
All the Write methods of TextWriter having primitive data types as parameters write out the values as strings.
By default, a TextWriter is not thread safe. See TextWriter.Synchronized for a thread-safe wrapper.
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.
Notes to Inheritors
A derived class must minimally implement the TextWriter.Write(Char) method to make a useful instance of TextWriter.
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The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
