Binary Reader in C# - Sanfoundry

This C# Program Implements BinaryReader . Here the it Reads primitive data types as binary values in a specific encoding..

Here is source code of the C# Program to Implement BinaryReader . The C# program is successfully compiled and executed with Microsoft Visual Studio. The program output is also shown below.

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 * C# Program to Implement BinaryReader

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 */
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using System;
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using System.IO;
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class ConsoleApplication
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{
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    const string fileName = "program.dat";

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    static void Main()
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    {
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        Write();
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        Console.WriteLine("Using Binary Writer Class the Contents are Written ");

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        Display();
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    }
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    public static void Write()
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    {
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        using (BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(File.Open(fileName,

                                                       FileMode.Create)))

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        {
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            writer.Write(1.250F);
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            writer.Write(@"C:\Temp");
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        }
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    }
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    public static void Display()
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    {
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        float aspectRatio;
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        string tempDirectory;
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        if (File.Exists(fileName))
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        {
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            using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(File.Open(fileName,

                                                             FileMode.Open)))

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            {
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                aspectRatio = reader.ReadSingle();

                tempDirectory = reader.ReadString();

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            }
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            Console.WriteLine("Aspect Ratio Set to : " + aspectRatio);

            Console.WriteLine("Temp Directory is : " + tempDirectory);

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            Console.Read();
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        }
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    }
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}
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Here is the output of the C# Program:

Using Binary Writer Class the Contents are Written 
Aspect Ratio set to : 1.25
Temp Directory is : C:\Temp

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