StringReader.Peek Method ()
Returns the next available character but does not consume it.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Return Value
Type: System.Int32An integer representing the next character to be read, or -1 if no more characters are available or the stream does not support seeking.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ObjectDisposedException | The current reader is closed. |
The Peek method returns an integer value in order to determine whether the end of the file, or another error has occurred. This allows a user to first check if the returned value is -1 before casting it to a Char type.
This method overrides the TextReader.Peek method.
The current position of the StringReader is not changed by this operation.
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. | |
Write to a text file. | |
Read from a text file. | |
Get the size of a file. |
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1