BinaryReader.PeekChar Method

Definition

Returns the next available character and does not advance the byte or character position.

public virtual int PeekChar ();

Returns

The next available character, or -1 if no more characters are available or the stream does not support seeking.

Exceptions

An I/O error occurred.

The current character cannot be decoded into the internal character buffer by using the Encoding selected for the stream.

Remarks

If surrogate characters can be expected in the stream use the ReadChars method, then set the stream back to the original position.

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

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also