If I am given a MemoryStream
that I know has been populated with a String
, how do I get a String
back out?
This sample shows how to read and write a string to a MemoryStream.
Imports System.IO
Module Module1
Sub Main()
' We don't need to dispose any of the MemoryStream
' because it is a managed object. However, just for
' good practice, we'll close the MemoryStream.
Using ms As New MemoryStream
Dim sw As New StreamWriter(ms)
sw.WriteLine("Hello World")
' The string is currently stored in the
' StreamWriters buffer. Flushing the stream will
' force the string into the MemoryStream.
sw.Flush()
' If we dispose the StreamWriter now, it will close
' the BaseStream (which is our MemoryStream) which
' will prevent us from reading from our MemoryStream
'sw.Dispose()
' The StreamReader will read from the current
' position of the MemoryStream which is currently
' set at the end of the string we just wrote to it.
' We need to set the position to 0 in order to read
' from the beginning.
ms.Position = 0
Dim sr As New StreamReader(ms)
Dim myStr = sr.ReadToEnd()
Console.WriteLine(myStr)
' We can dispose our StreamWriter and StreamReader
' now, though this isn't necessary (they don't hold
' any resources open on their own).
sw.Dispose()
sr.Dispose()
End Using
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue.")
Console.ReadKey()
End Sub
End Module