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.NET Framework Class Library
HttpResponse..::.BinaryWrite Method

Writes a string of binary characters to the HTTP output stream.

Namespace: System.Web
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Syntax
Public Sub BinaryWrite ( _
	buffer As Byte() _
)
public void BinaryWrite(
	byte[] buffer
)
public:
void BinaryWrite(
	array<unsigned char>^ buffer
)
member BinaryWrite : 
        buffer:byte[] -> unit 

Parameters

buffer
Type: array<System..::.Byte>[]()[]
The bytes to write to the output stream.
Examples

The following example reads a text file into a buffer and writes the buffer to the HTTP output stream.


Dim MyFileStream As FileStream
 Dim FileSize As Long

 MyFileStream = New FileStream("sometext.txt", FileMode.Open)
 FileSize = MyFileStream.Length

 Dim Buffer(CInt(FileSize)) As Byte
 MyFileStream.Read(Buffer, 0, CInt(FileSize))
 MyFileStream.Close()

 Response.Write("<b>File Contents: </b>")
 Response.BinaryWrite(Buffer)
    


FileStream MyFileStream;
 long FileSize;

 MyFileStream = new FileStream("sometext.txt", FileMode.Open);
 FileSize = MyFileStream.Length;

 byte[] Buffer = new byte[(int)FileSize];
 MyFileStream.Read(Buffer, 0, (int)FileSize);
 MyFileStream.Close();

 Response.Write("<b>File Contents: </b>");
 Response.BinaryWrite(Buffer);
    

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.