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BinaryReader Class

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Reads primitive data types as binary values in a specific encoding.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.IO.BinaryReader

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class BinaryReader _
    Implements IDisposable
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class BinaryReader : IDisposable

The BinaryReader type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 BinaryReader(Stream) Initializes a new instance of the BinaryReader class based on the supplied stream and using UTF8Encoding.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 BinaryReader(Stream, Encoding) Initializes a new instance of the BinaryReader class based on the supplied stream and a specific character encoding.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 BaseStream Exposes access to the underlying stream of the BinaryReader.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Close Closes the current reader and the underlying stream.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Dispose() Releases the resources used by the current instance of the BinaryReader class.
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Dispose(Boolean) Called by the Dispose method and finalizer to release the managed and unmanaged resources used by the current instance of the BinaryReader class.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 FillBuffer Fills the internal buffer with the specified number of bytes read from the stream.
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 PeekChar Returns the next available character and does not advance the byte or character position.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Read() Reads characters from the underlying stream and advances the current position of the stream in accordance with the Encoding used and the specific character being read from the stream.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Read(array<Byte[], Int32, Int32) Reads count bytes from the stream with index as the starting point in the byte array.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Read(array<Char[], Int32, Int32) Reads count characters from the stream with index as the starting point in the character array.
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Read7BitEncodedInt Reads in a 32-bit integer in compressed format.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadBoolean Reads a Boolean value from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by one byte.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadByte Reads the next byte from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by one byte.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadBytes Reads count bytes from the current stream into a byte array and advances the current position by count bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadChar Reads the next character from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream in accordance with the Encoding used and the specific character being read from the stream.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadChars Reads count characters from the current stream, returns the data in a character array, and advances the current position in accordance with the Encoding used and the specific character being read from the stream.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadDouble Reads an 8-byte floating point value from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by eight bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadInt16 Reads a 2-byte signed integer from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by two bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadInt32 Reads a 4-byte signed integer from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by four bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadInt64 Reads an 8-byte signed integer from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by eight bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadSByte Reads a signed byte from this stream and advances the current position of the stream by one byte.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadSingle Reads a 4-byte floating point value from the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by four bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadString Reads a string from the current stream. The string is prefixed with the length, encoded as an integer seven bits at a time.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadUInt16 Reads a 2-byte unsigned integer from the current stream using little-endian encoding and advances the position of the stream by two bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadUInt32 Reads a 4-byte unsigned integer from the current stream and advances the position of the stream by four bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadUInt64 Reads an 8-byte unsigned integer from the current stream and advances the position of the stream by eight bytes.
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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