C# using streams

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A stream is an object used to transfer data. There is a generic stream class System.IO.Stream, from which all other stream classes in .NET are derived. The Stream class deals with bytes.

The concrete stream classes are used to deal with other types of data than bytes. For example:

  • The FileStream class is used when the outside source is a file
  • MemoryStream is used to store data in memory
  • System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream handles network data

Reader/writer streams such as StreamReader and StreamWriter are not streams – they are not derived from System.IO.Stream, they are designed to help to write and read data from and to stream!

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