Murach's C# 2008
How to work with files and data streams

Although databases are commonly used in C# applications, you may also need to access data that's stored in a text file or a binary file. So this chapter shows you how to read and write both types of files.
Chapter 21 How to work with files and data streams
An introduction to the System.IO classes 652
The classes for managing directories, files, and paths 652
How files and streams work 654
How to use the FileStream class 656
How to use the exception classes for file I/O 658
How to work with text files 660
How to write a text file 660
How to read a text file 662
A class that works with a text file 664
How to work with binary files 666
How to write a binary file 666
How to read a binary file 668
A class that works with a binary file 670


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