Windows.Storage.Streams Namespace

Provides support for reading to and writing from sequential and random access streams.

Classes

Buffer	Provides a default implementation of the IBuffer interface and its related interfaces.
DataReader	Reads data from an input stream.
DataReaderLoadOperation	Loads data from an input stream.
DataWriter	Writes data to an output stream.
DataWriterStoreOperation	Commits data in a buffer to a backing store.
FileInputStream	Reads data from a file.
FileOutputStream	Writes data to a file.
FileRandomAccessStream	Supports reading and writing to a file at a specified position.
InMemoryRandomAccessStream	Provides random access of data in input and output streams that are stored in memory instead of on disk.
InputStreamOverStream	Provides a Windows Runtime input stream for an IStream base implementation.
OutputStreamOverStream	Provides a Windows Runtime output stream for an IStream base implementation.
RandomAccessStream	Provides random access of data in input and output streams.
RandomAccessStreamOverStream	Provides a Windows Runtime random access stream for an IStream base implementation.
RandomAccessStreamReference	Provides random access of data in input and output streams for a file.

Interfaces

IBuffer	Represents a referenced array of bytes used by byte stream read and write interfaces. Buffer is the class implementation of this interface.
IContentTypeProvider	Characterizes the format of the data.
IDataReader	Provides read access to an input stream.
IDataWriter	Provides write access to an output stream.
IInputStream	Represents a sequential stream of bytes to be read.
IInputStreamReference	Enables a Windows Runtime component to provide sequential read access to an encapsulated stream.
IOutputStream	Represents a sequential stream of bytes to be written.
IPropertySetSerializer	Provides the ability to serialize/deserialize an IPropertySet to an IBuffer.
IRandomAccessStream	Supports random access of data in input and output streams.
IRandomAccessStreamReference	Enables a Windows Runtime component to provide access to an encapsulated stream.
IRandomAccessStreamWithContentType	Supports random access of data in input and output streams for a specified data format.

Enums

ByteOrder	Specifies the byte order of a stream.
FileOpenDisposition	Enumeration values for actions to take on a file.
InputStreamOptions	Specifies the read options for an input stream.
UnicodeEncoding	Specifies the type of character encoding for a stream.

Remarks

A stream is an abstraction of a sequence of bytes, such as a file, I/O device, or a socket. You can perform asynchronous read, write, and seek operations on a stream.

Calling the method on a stream flushes any buffered data and releases system resources such as file handles, sockets, and memory.

See also

• Basic face detection sample (Windows 10)
• Serializing and deserializing data sample (Windows 10)
• File access sample (Windows 10)
• Custom USB device sample
• DatagramSocket sample
• StreamSocket sample