Need to close FileStream

[tshad]

If I have the following:

fs = new FileStream(xmlF ile, FileMode.Open,
System.IO.FileA ccess.Read);
sr = new StreamReader(fs );

will sr.Close() also close the fs? Or do I need to close both?

Thanks,

Tom

[Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )]

Re: Need to close FileStream

On Jul 30, 12:59 pm, "tshad" <ts...@dslextre me.comwrote:

If I have the following:
>
            fs = new FileStream(xmlF ile, FileMode.Open,
System.IO.FileA ccess.Read);
            sr = new StreamReader(fs );
>
will sr.Close() also close the fs?  Or do I need to close both?
>
Thanks,
>
Tom

Hi,

Why not using a StreamReader from the start (if it's a Xml use
XmlReader instead)

if for some reason you still need to use your code do it like this:
using( FileStream fs = new FileStream(xmlF ile, FileMode.Open,
System.IO.FileA ccess.Read) ){
using( StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(fs ) ){
}

}


It makes sure that the objects are disposed correctly

[Andrew Faust]

Re: Need to close FileStream

According to the documentation:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.streamreader_members.aspx

" Close - Closes the StreamReader object and the underlying stream, and
releases any system resources associated with the reader. (Overrides
TextReader.Clos e().) "

Andrew Faust

"tshad" <tshad@dslextre me.comwrote in message
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If I have the following:
>
fs = new FileStream(xmlF ile, FileMode.Open,
System.IO.FileA ccess.Read);
sr = new StreamReader(fs );
>
will sr.Close() also close the fs? Or do I need to close both?
>
Thanks,
>
Tom
>

[Peter Morris]

Re: Need to close FileStream

Much to my annoyance sr.Close will also close the stream.


Pete

[tshad]

Re: Need to close FileStream

So if I am going to read multiple files,

After the first file, I would do an sr.Close() (which closes fs as well).
So then I would do another:

fs = new FileStream(Anot herfile, FileMode.Open,
System.IO.FileA ccess.Read);

And another:

sr = new StreamReader(fs );

but I never need to do an fs.Close() then.

Thanks,

Tom

"Peter Morris" <mrpmorrisNO@SP AMgmail.comwrot e in message
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Much to my annoyance sr.Close will also close the stream.
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Pete