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TextReader Class
Visual Studio 2010
Represents a reader that can read a sequential series of characters.
System::Object
System::MarshalByRefObject
System.IO::TextReader
System.IO::StreamReader
System.IO::StringReader
System::MarshalByRefObject
System.IO::TextReader
System.IO::StreamReader
System.IO::StringReader
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The TextReader type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | Close | Closes the TextReader and releases any system resources associated with the TextReader. |
| CreateObjRef | Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
 | Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the TextReader object. |
| Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the TextReader and optionally releases the managed resources. |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetLifetimeService | Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| InitializeLifetimeService | Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| MemberwiseClone() | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone(Boolean) | Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.) |
| Peek | Reads the next character without changing the state of the reader or the character source. Returns the next available character without actually reading it from the input stream. |
| Read() | Reads the next character from the input stream and advances the character position by one character. |
| Read(array<Char>, Int32, Int32) | Reads a maximum of count characters from the current stream and writes the data to buffer, beginning at index. |
| ReadBlock | Reads a maximum of count characters from the current stream, and writes the data to buffer, beginning at index. |
| ReadLine | Reads a line of characters from the current stream and returns the data as a string. |
| ReadToEnd | Reads all characters from the current position to the end of the TextReader and returns them as one string. |
| Synchronized | Creates a thread-safe wrapper around the specified TextReader. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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.
Notes to InheritorsA derived class must minimally implement the Peek and Read methods to make a useful instance of TextReader.
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.
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