BinaryReader.BaseStream Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.IO

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

BinaryReader.cs

Exposes access to the underlying stream of the BinaryReader.

public:
 virtual property System::IO::Stream ^ BaseStream { System::IO::Stream ^ get(); };

public virtual System.IO.Stream BaseStream { get; }

member this.BaseStream : System.IO.Stream

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property BaseStream As Stream

Property Value

Stream

The underlying stream associated with the BinaryReader.

Examples

The following code example shows how to read and write Double data to memory by using the BinaryReader and BinaryWriter classes on top of the MemoryStream class. MemoryStream only reads and writes Byte data.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{
   int i;
   const int arrayLength = 1000;
   
   // Create random data to write to the stream.
   array<double>^dataArray = gcnew array<double>(arrayLength);
   Random^ randomGenerator = gcnew Random;
   for ( i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++ )
   {
      dataArray[ i ] = 100.1 * randomGenerator->NextDouble();

   }
   BinaryWriter^ binWriter = gcnew BinaryWriter( gcnew MemoryStream );
   try
   {
      
      // Write data to the stream.
      Console::WriteLine( "Writing data to the stream." );
      i = 0;
      for ( i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++ )
      {
         binWriter->Write( dataArray[ i ] );

      }
      
      // Create a reader using the stream from the writer.
      BinaryReader^ binReader = gcnew BinaryReader( binWriter->BaseStream );
      
      // Return to the beginning of the stream.
      binReader->BaseStream->Position = 0;
      try
      {
         
         // Read and verify the data.
         i = 0;
         Console::WriteLine( "Verifying the written data." );
         for ( i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++ )
         {
            if ( binReader->ReadDouble() != dataArray[ i ] )
            {
               Console::WriteLine( "Error writing data." );
               break;
            }

         }
         Console::WriteLine( "The data was written and verified." );
      }
      catch ( EndOfStreamException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Error writing data: {0}.", e->GetType()->Name );
      }

   }
   finally
   {
      binWriter->Close();
   }

}

using System;
using System.IO;

class BinaryRW
{
    static void Main()
    {
        int i;
        const int arrayLength = 1000;

        // Create random data to write to the stream.
        Random randomGenerator = new Random();
        double[] dataArray = new double[arrayLength];
        for(i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++)
        {
            dataArray[i] = 100.1 * randomGenerator.NextDouble();
        }

        using(BinaryWriter binWriter =
            new BinaryWriter(new MemoryStream()))
        {
            // Write the data to the stream.
            Console.WriteLine("Writing data to the stream.");
            for(i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++)
            {
                binWriter.Write(dataArray[i]);
            }

            // Create a reader using the stream from the writer.
            using(BinaryReader binReader =
                new BinaryReader(binWriter.BaseStream))
            {
                try
                {
                    // Return to the beginning of the stream.
                    binReader.BaseStream.Position = 0;

                    // Read and verify the data.
                    Console.WriteLine("Verifying the written data.");
                    for(i = 0; i < arrayLength; i++)
                    {
                        if(binReader.ReadDouble() != dataArray[i])
                        {
                            Console.WriteLine("Error writing data.");
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    Console.WriteLine("The data was written " +
                        "and verified.");
                }
                catch(EndOfStreamException e)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Error writing data: {0}.",
                        e.GetType().Name);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

open System
open System.IO

let arrayLength = 1000

// Create random data to write to the stream.
let randomGenerator = Random()
let dataArray = 
    Array.init arrayLength (fun _ -> 100.1 * randomGenerator.NextDouble())
do
    use binWriter = new BinaryWriter(new MemoryStream())
    // Write the data to the stream.
    printfn $"Writing data to the stream."
    for num in dataArray do
        binWriter.Write num

    // Create a reader using the stream from the writer.
    use binReader = new BinaryReader(binWriter.BaseStream)
    try
        // Return to the beginning of the stream.
        binReader.BaseStream.Position <- 0

        // Read and verify the data.
        printfn "Verifying the written data."
        for num in dataArray do
            if binReader.ReadDouble() <> num then
                printfn "Error writing data."
        printfn "The data was written and verified."
    with :? EndOfStreamException as e ->
        printfn $"Error writing data: {e.GetType().Name}."

Imports System.IO

Public Class BinaryRW

    Shared Sub Main()
    
        Dim i As Integer
        Const upperBound As Integer = 1000

        ' Create random data to write to the stream.
        Dim dataArray(upperBound) As Double
        Dim randomGenerator As New Random()
        For i = 0 To upperBound
            dataArray(i) = 100.1 * randomGenerator.NextDouble()
        Next i

        Dim binWriter As New BinaryWriter(New MemoryStream())
        Try

            ' Write data to the stream.
            Console.WriteLine("Writing data to the stream.")
            
            For i = 0 To upperBound
                binWriter.Write(dataArray(i))
            Next i

            ' Create a reader using the stream from the writer.
            Dim binReader As New BinaryReader(binWriter.BaseStream)

            ' Return to the beginning of the stream.
            binReader.BaseStream.Position = 0

            ' Read and verify the data.
            Try
                Console.WriteLine("Verifying the written data.")
                For i = 0 To upperBound
                    If binReader.ReadDouble() <> dataArray(i) Then
                        Console.WriteLine("Error writing data.")
                        Exit For
                    End If
                Next i
                Console.WriteLine("The data was written and verified.")
            Catch ex As EndOfStreamException
                Console.WriteLine("Error writing data: {0}.", _
                    ex.GetType().Name)
            End Try
        Finally
            binWriter.Close()
        End Try

    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

Caution

Using the underlying stream while reading or while using the BinaryReader can cause data loss and corruption. For example, the same bytes might be read more than once, bytes might be skipped, or character reading might become unpredictable.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

See also

• File and Stream I/O
• How to: Read Text from a File
• How to: Write Text to a File