StringReader.Peek Method
Definition
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Returns the next available character but does not consume it.
public:
override int Peek();public override int Peek ();override this.Peek : unit -> intPublic Overrides Function Peek () As IntegerReturns
An integer representing the next character to be read, or -1 if no more characters are available or the stream does not support seeking.
Exceptions
The current reader is closed.
Remarks
The Peek method returns an integer value in order to determine whether the end of the file, or another error has occurred. This allows a user to first check if the returned value is -1 before casting it to a Char type.
This method overrides the TextReader.Peek method.
The current position of the StringReader is not changed by this operation.
The following table lists examples of other typical or related I/O tasks.
| To do this... | See the example in this topic... |
|---|---|
| Create a text file. | How to: Write Text to a File |
| Write to a text file. | How to: Write Text to a File |
| Read from a text file. | How to: Read Text from a File |
| Get the size of a file. | FileInfo.Length |
