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IDataInput.ReadChar Method

Definition

Reads two input bytes and returns a char value.

[Android.Runtime.Register("readChar", "()C", "GetReadCharHandler:Java.IO.IDataInputInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")]
public char ReadChar ();
[<Android.Runtime.Register("readChar", "()C", "GetReadCharHandler:Java.IO.IDataInputInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")>]
abstract member ReadChar : unit -> char

Returns

the char value read.

Attributes

Exceptions

if the end of the input is reached before the read request can be satisfied.

if an I/O error occurs while reading.

Remarks

Reads two input bytes and returns a char value. Let a be the first byte read and b be the second byte. The value returned is:

{@code (char)((a << 8) | (b & 0xff))
            }

This method is suitable for reading bytes written by the writeChar method of interface DataOutput.

Java documentation for java.io.DataInput.readChar().

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