File to Memory stream

[Robert Strickland]

I have code that opens a file to a textreader then I load the reader into
memory through the System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8.GetB ytes. Is there a way to
open a file directly into memory?

[Morten Wennevik]

Re: File to Memory stream

Hi Robert,

With Framework 2.0 you will get File.ReadAll/ReadAllLines/ReadAllBytes/ReadAllText,

Until then, the simplest way is to use the FileStream

FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(p ath);
byte[] b = new byte[fs.Length];
fs.Read(b, 0, b.Length);
fs.Close();


On Wed, 25 May 2005 00:23:13 +0200, Robert Strickland <bstrickland@co mporium.net> wrote:
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> I have code that opens a file to a textreader then I load the reader into
> memory through the System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8.GetB ytes. Is there a way to
> open a file directly into memory?
>
>
>[/color]



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Happy coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]

[Adam Clauss]

Re: File to Memory stream

What do you mean by "directly into memory"?

You could just use a FileStream and call Read() if that's all you want.

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Adam Clauss
cabadam@tamu.ed u

"Robert Strickland" <bstrickland@co mporium.net> wrote in message
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>I have code that opens a file to a textreader then I load the reader into
> memory through the System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8.GetB ytes. Is there a way to
> open a file directly into memory?
>
>[/color]

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: File to Memory stream

Robert Strickland <bstrickland@co mporium.net> wrote:[color=blue]
> I have code that opens a file to a textreader then I load the reader into
> memory through the System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8.GetB ytes. Is there a way to
> open a file directly into memory?[/color]

Just use a FileStream instead. Note that using a TextReader like that
won't always give you back the original bytes - not every file is a
valid UTF-8 file.

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http://www.pobox.com/~skeet

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[Robert Strickland]

Re: File to Memory stream

Thanks

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@pobox.co m> wrote in message
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> Robert Strickland <bstrickland@co mporium.net> wrote:[color=green]
>> I have code that opens a file to a textreader then I load the reader into
>> memory through the System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8.GetB ytes. Is there a way to
>> open a file directly into memory?[/color]
>
> Just use a FileStream instead. Note that using a TextReader like that
> won't always give you back the original bytes - not every file is a
> valid UTF-8 file.
>
> --
> Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.co m>
> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
> If replying to the group, please do not mail me too[/color]

[Robert Strickland]

Re: File to Memory stream

Thanks

"Morten Wennevik" <MortenWennevik @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Robert,
>
> With Framework 2.0 you will get
> File.ReadAll/ReadAllLines/ReadAllBytes/ReadAllText,
>
> Until then, the simplest way is to use the FileStream
>
> FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(p ath);
> byte[] b = new byte[fs.Length];
> fs.Read(b, 0, b.Length);
> fs.Close();
>
>
> On Wed, 25 May 2005 00:23:13 +0200, Robert Strickland
> <bstrickland@co mporium.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I have code that opens a file to a textreader then I load the reader into
>> memory through the System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8.GetB ytes. Is there a way to
>> open a file directly into memory?
>>
>>
>>[/color]
>
>
>
> --
> Happy coding!
> Morten Wennevik [C# MVP][/color]

[Robert Strickland]

Re: File to Memory stream

Thanks

"Adam Clauss" <cabadam@nospam .tamu.edu> wrote in message
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> What do you mean by "directly into memory"?
>
> You could just use a FileStream and call Read() if that's all you want.
>
> --
> Adam Clauss
> cabadam@tamu.ed u
>
> "Robert Strickland" <bstrickland@co mporium.net> wrote in message
> news:Oc27g6KYFH A.2128@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>I have code that opens a file to a textreader then I load the reader into
>> memory through the System.Text.Enc oding.UTF8.GetB ytes. Is there a way to
>> open a file directly into memory?
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]