C# TextReader

C# TextReader class is found in System.IO namespace. It represents a reader that can be used to read text or sequential series of characters.

C# TextReader Example: Read All Data

Let's see the simple example of TextReader class that reads data till the end of file.

using System;
using System.IO;
namespace TextReaderExample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (TextReader tr = File.OpenText("e:\\f.txt"))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(tr.ReadToEnd());
            }
        }
    }
}

Output:

Hello C#
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C# TextReader Example: Read One Line

Let's see the simple example of TextReader class that reads single line from the file.

using System;
using System.IO;
namespace TextReaderExample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            using (TextReader tr = File.OpenText("e:\\f.txt"))
            {
                Console.WriteLine(tr.ReadLine());
            }
        }
    }
}

Output: