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StreamWriter.WriteAsync Method (Char(), Int32, Int32)
.NET Framework (current version)
Writes a subarray of characters to the stream asynchronously.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> <HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ExternalThreading := True)> Public Overrides Function WriteAsync ( buffer As Char(), index As Integer, count As Integer ) As Task
Parameters
- buffer
-
Type:
System.Char()
A character array that contains the data to write.
- index
-
Type:
System.Int32
The character position in the buffer at which to begin reading data.
- count
-
Type:
System.Int32
The maximum number of characters to write.
Return Value
Type: System.Threading.Tasks.TaskA task that represents the asynchronous write operation.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | buffer is null. |
| ArgumentException | The index plus count is greater than the buffer length. |
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | index or count is negative. |
| ObjectDisposedException | The stream writer is disposed. |
| InvalidOperationException | The stream writer is currently in use by a previous write operation. |
The following example shows how to write multiple characters to a text file by using the WriteAsync(Char(), Int32, Int32) method.
Imports System.IO Imports System.Text Module Module1 Sub Main() WriteCharacters() End Sub Async Sub WriteCharacters() Dim ue As UnicodeEncoding = New UnicodeEncoding() Dim charsToAdd() = ue.GetChars(ue.GetBytes("Example string")) Using writer As StreamWriter = File.CreateText("newfile.txt") Await writer.WriteAsync(charsToAdd, 0, charsToAdd.Length) End Using End Sub End Module
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 8.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 8.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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