Murach's C# 2005
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 22 How to work with files and data streams
An introduction to the System.IO classes 698
The classes for managing directories, files, and paths 698
How files and streams work 700
How to use the FileStream class 702
How to use the exception classes for file I/O 704
How to work with text files 706
How to write a text file 706
How to read a text file 708
A class that works with a text file 710
How to work with binary files 712
How to write a binary file 712
How to read a binary file 714
A class that works with a binary file 716


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