TextReader.Peek Method
Definition
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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 reader.
public:
virtual int Peek();public virtual int Peek ();abstract member Peek : unit -> int
override this.Peek : unit -> intPublic Overridable Function Peek () As IntegerReturns
An integer representing the next character to be read, or -1 if no more characters are available or the reader does not support seeking.
Exceptions
The TextReader is closed.
An I/O error occurs.
Remarks
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.
The current position of the TextReader is not changed by this operation. The returned value is -1 if no more characters are available. The default implementation returns -1.
The TextReader class is an abstract class. Therefore, you do not instantiate it in your code. For an example of using the Peek method, see the StreamReader.Peek method.
