TextReader Class
Represents a reader that can read a sequential series of characters.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
public abstract class TextReader : IDisposable
Remarks
TextReader is the abstract base class of StreamReader and StringReader, which read characters from streams and strings, respectively. Use these derived classes to open a text file for reading a specified range of characters, or to create a reader based on an existing stream.
Version Information
Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2.