Getting bits of a file

[HTB]

Hi,
i have a question. How can i get a stream of bits from a file??

[kenobewan]

Depends on whats more important to you - the bits or the streaming. The bits may be sourced by ado.net or stream and locates the bits. What type of file? More info please. Thanks.

[HTB]

i want to get the bits (from binary file) and store them
in an array for manipulating, using C#.

what should i do, please !?

[vanc]

if the file contains all 0 and 1 then you just have to read line by line and with each line, you then read each char.
e.g.
while(!stream.E ndOfStream)
{
string s = stream.ReadLine ();
foreach(char c in s)
arrayOfBit.Add( c);
}

cheers.

[HTB]

vanc,

is this the case if i am dealing with an image file !?

[radcaesar]

Yes, Since its in Binary format.

Have a look on this,

FileStream fs = new FileStream(Sour ceLoc, FileMode.Open,F ileAccess.Read) ;

// Create a byte array of file stream length
byte[] ImageData = new byte[fs.Length];

//Read block of bytes from stream into the byte array
fs.Read(ImageDa ta,0,System.Con vert.ToInt32(fs .Length));

//Close the File Stream
fs.Close();