C# BinaryReader ReadDecimal
Description
BinaryReader ReadDecimal Reads a decimal value from
the current stream and advances the current position of the stream by sixteen
bytes.
Syntax
BinaryReader.ReadDecimal has the following syntax.
public virtual decimal ReadDecimal()
Returns
BinaryReader.ReadDecimal method returns A decimal value read from the current stream.
Example
using System;/* ww w. j a v a 2s .c om*/
using System.IO;
class ConsoleApplication
{
const string fileName = "data.dat";
static void Main()
{
using (BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(File.Open(fileName, FileMode.Create)))
{
writer.Write(1.2M);
}
using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(File.Open(fileName, FileMode.Open)))
{
Console.WriteLine(reader.ReadDecimal());
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
