C# BinaryReader PeekChar
Description
BinaryReader PeekChar Returns the next available character
and does not advance the byte or character position.
Syntax
BinaryReader.PeekChar has the following syntax.
public virtual int PeekChar()
Returns
BinaryReader.PeekChar method returns The next available character, or -1 if no more characters are available or
the stream does not support seeking.
Example
using System;/*www .ja v a 2 s . co m*/
using System.IO;
class BinaryRW
{
static void Main()
{
int i = 0;
char[] myChars = new char[]{'a','v','c','d'};
MemoryStream memStream = new MemoryStream();
BinaryWriter binWriter = new BinaryWriter(memStream);
for(i = 0; i < myChars.Length; i++)
{
binWriter.Write(myChars[i]);
}
BinaryReader binReader = new BinaryReader(memStream);
Console.Write(binReader.PeekChar());
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
