StreamWriter.BaseStream Property
Gets the underlying stream that interfaces with a backing store.
[Visual Basic] Public Overridable ReadOnly Property BaseStream As Stream [C#] public virtual Stream BaseStream {get;} [C++] public: __property virtual Stream* get_BaseStream(); [JScript] public function get BaseStream() : Stream;
Property Value
The stream this StreamWriter is writing to.
Remarks
For an example of using this property, see the Example section below. The following table lists examples of other typical or related I/O tasks.
| To do this... | See the example in this topic... |
|---|---|
| Create a text file. | Writing Text to a File |
| Write to a text file. | Writing Text to a File |
| Read from a text file. | Reading Text from a File |
| Append text to a file. | Opening and Appending to a Log File |
| Get the size of a file. | FileInfo.Length |
| Get the attributes of a file. | File.GetAttributes |
| Set the attributes of a file. | File.SetAttributes |
| Determine if a file exists. | File.Exists |
| Read from a binary file. | Reading and Writing to a Newly Created Data File |
| Write to a binary file. | Reading and Writing to a Newly Created Data File |
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example shows a use of BaseStream with Seek and SeekOrigin to set the file pointer of the underlying stream to the end.
[Visual Basic] Dim fs As New FileStream("log.txt", FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write) ' Create a Char writer. Dim w As New StreamWriter(fs) ' Set the StreamWriter file pointer to the end. w.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End) [C#] FileStream fs = new FileStream("log.txt", FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write); // Create a Char writer. StreamWriter w = new StreamWriter(fs); // Set the StreamWriter file pointer to the end. w.BaseStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.End); [C++] FileStream* fs = new FileStream(S"log.txt", FileMode::OpenOrCreate, FileAccess::Write); // Create a Char writer. StreamWriter* w = new StreamWriter(fs); // Set the StreamWriter file pointer to the end. w->BaseStream->Seek(0, SeekOrigin::End);
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard
See Also
StreamWriter Class | StreamWriter Members | System.IO Namespace | Working with I/O | Reading Text from a File | Writing Text to a File