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Chapter 2 Part 2:

Managed I/O - Streams, Readers, and Writers

 

 

What do we have in this chapter 2 Part 2?

  1. C++ Example: FileStream

  2. C# Example: FileStream

  3. VB .NET Example: FileStream

  4. Another C++ Example: FileStream

  5. Another C# Example: FileStream

  6. Another VB .NET Example: FileStream

 

 

Note: If you want to experience a complete C++ .NET/C++-CLI programming tutorial please jump to Visual C++ .NET programming tutorial.

 

C++ Example: FileStream

 

Create a new CLR console application project and you might want to use FileStreamCplus as the project and solution names.

 

C++/CLI CLR console application new project page

 

Add the following code.

 

// FileStreamCplus.cpp : main project file.

 

#include "stdafx.h"

 

using namespace System;

using namespace System::IO;

 

int main(array<System::String ^> ^args)

{

    FileStream^ MyFileStream = nullptr;

            try

            {

                    MyFileStream = gcnew FileStream("C:\\John.dat", FileMode::Create, FileAccess::ReadWrite);

                    Console::WriteLine("John.dat successfully created, check the C:\\!");

            }

            catch (Exception^ e)

            {

                    Console::WriteLine("Failed to create file with the following error: " + e->Message);

            }

            finally

            {

                    MyFileStream->Close();

            }

    return 0;

}

 

Build and run the project.

 

Building the C++/CLI project

 

Running the C++/CLI project in .NET VS 2008 IDE

 

The following is the output example when run at the Windows console/command prompt.

 

A sample console mode C++/CLI output

 

C# Example: FileStream

 

Create a new console application project. You can use the solution and project name as shown in the following Figure.

 

C# new project creation in VS 2008

 

 

 

 

C# console application project creation

 

Add the following codes.

 

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.IO;

 

namespace ConsoleApplication1

{

    class Program

    {

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            FileStream MyFileStream = null;

            try

            {

                MyFileStream = new FileStream(".\\Jim.dat", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite);

                Console.WriteLine("Jim.dat successfully created, check the local folder!");

            }

            catch (Exception e)

            {

                Console.WriteLine("Failed to create file with the following error: " + e.Message);

            }

            finally

            {

                MyFileStream.Close();

            }

        }

    }

}

 

An output sample:

 

C# file stream console mode application output sample

 

VB .NET Example: FileStream

 

Create a new console application project and you can use the solution and project names as shown in the following Figure.

 

VB .NET new project creation in Visual Studio 2008 IDE

 

VB .NET new console application creation page

 

Add the following codes.

 

Imports System.IO

 

Module Module1

 

    Sub Main()

        Dim MyFileStream As FileStream

        MyFileStream = Nothing

 

        Try

            'Open the file 

            MyFileStream = New FileStream(".\Jim.doc", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite)

            'Write some prompt

            Console.WriteLine("Jim.doc file successfully created under the current folder!")

        Catch e As Exception

            ' If failed

            Console.WriteLine("Failed to create/open file stream with error: " + e.Message)

        Finally

            'Close stream

            MyFileStream.Close()

        End Try

    End Sub

End Module

 

An output sample:

 

VB .NET console mode sample output

 

It’s important to note that many other prototypes for the FileStream constructor enable more control for gaining access to a file. Two main parameters featured in each prototype control file creation: FileMode and FileAccess. FileMode is an enumeration that determines how a file is created. For our sample code, we use the Create enumeration flag that causes the system to create a new file if one does not already exist; otherwise, the flag overwrites an existing file. The other enumeration, FileAccess, determines if your application can read or write to the file. For our sample code, we’ve decided to do both.

 

Another C++ Example: FileStream

 

Create a new CLR console application project and you might want to use FileStreamSampleCP as the project and solution names.

 

C++/CLI file stream project creation in Visual Studio 2008

 

Add the following code.

 

// FileStreamSampleCP.cpp : main project file.

 

#include "stdafx.h"

 

using namespace System;

using namespace System::IO;

 

[STAThread]

int main(array<System::String ^> ^args)

{

             // To work with files requires either creating a new file or opening an

            // existing file. There is a convenient class named File in the System.IO

            // namespace that will allow you to open a file. For this sample we will

            // create a file named Jim in the current working directory.

            FileStream^ MyFileStream = nullptr;

 

            try

            {

                try

                {

                        String^ FileName = "setan.dat"; // "C:\\temp"

                        MyFileStream = gcnew FileStream(FileName, FileMode::Create, FileAccess::ReadWrite);

                        Console::WriteLine("{0} file created successfully", FileName);

                }

                catch (Exception^ e)

                {

                    throw gcnew Exception("Failed to create/open filestream with error: " + e->Message);

                }

 

                // Alternately we could have opened or created the same file stream using

                // the static class File in the System.IO namespace. For example:

                // MyFileStream = File::Open(FileName, FileMode::Create, FileAccess::ReadWrite);

 

                // Let's write 10 bytes to our new file using the stream. For simplicity

                // we will write an array of 10 bytes where each byte contains a numeric value 0 - 9.

                array< Byte >^ MyByteArray = gcnew array< Byte >(10);

 

                 for (short i = 0; i < MyByteArray->Length; i++)

                {

                    MyByteArray[i] = (Byte)i;

                }

 

                try

                {

                     MyFileStream->Write(MyByteArray, 0, MyByteArray->Length);

                     Console::WriteLine("Write() is OK");

                }

                catch (Exception^ e)

                {

                    throw gcnew Exception("Write failed with error: " + e->Message);

                }

 

                // Now let's prepare to read the bytes that we have just written. To

                // do so requires seeking back to the beginning of the file and reading the bytes.

                try

                {

                    MyFileStream->Seek(0, SeekOrigin::Begin);

                    Console::WriteLine("Seek() is OK");

                }

                catch (Exception^ e)

                {

                    throw gcnew Exception("Seek failed with error: " + e->Message);

                }

 

                // Now we may begin reading the bytes that were originally written. For

                // simplicity reasons we decided to read one byte at a time and print each byte to the console.

                array< Byte >^ MyReadBuffer = gcnew array< Byte >(1);

 

                while (true)

                {

                    int BytesRead;

 

                    try

                    {

                        BytesRead = MyFileStream->Read(MyReadBuffer, 0, MyReadBuffer->Length);

                        Console::WriteLine("Read() is OK");

                    }

                    catch (Exception^ e)

                    {

                          throw gcnew Exception("Read failed with error: " + e->Message);

                    }

 

                    if (BytesRead == 0)

                    {

                        Console::WriteLine("No more bytes to read");

                        break;

                    }

 

                       Console::WriteLine("Read byte -> " + MyReadBuffer[0].ToString());

                }

            }

            catch (Exception^ e)

            {

                   Console::WriteLine("Found error " + e->Message);

            }

            finally

            {

                // We are finished performing IO on the file. We need to close the file

                // to release operating system resources related to the file.

                MyFileStream->Close();

                Console::WriteLine("Close() is OK");

            }

    return 0;

}

 

Build and run the project.

 

Building a file stream project C++/CLI in VS 2008

 

Running C++/CLI console mode application project without debugging

 

The following is the output example when run at the Windows console/command prompt.

 

C++/CLI sample console mode application output in VS 2008

 

Another C# Example: FileStream

 

Create a new console application project. You can use the solution and project name as shown in the following Figure.

 

C# FileStream project example

 

C# FileStream project example - console mode application project

 

Add the following code.

 

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.IO;

 

// <summary>

// FileStreamSampleCS is a very simple sample demonstrating how to create a new file,

// write bytes to the file, and read bytes from the file.

// </summary>

namespace FileStreamSampleCS

{

    class Program

    {

        // <summary>

        // The main entry point for the application.

        // </summary>

        [STAThread]

        static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            // To work with files requires either creating a new file or opening an

            // existing file. There is a convenient class named File in the System.IO

            // namespace that will allow you to open a file. For this sample we will

            // create a file named Jim in the current working directory.

            FileStream MyFileStream = null;

 

            try

            {

                try

                {

                    MyFileStream = new FileStream(".\\Jim.dat", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite);

                    Console.WriteLine("Jim.dat file created successfully");

                }

                catch (Exception e)

                {

                    throw new Exception("Failed to create/open filestream with error: " + e.Message);

                }

 

                // Alternately we could have opened or created the same file stream using

                // the static class File in the System.IO namespace. For example:

                // MyFileStream = File.Open(".\\Jim.dat", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite);

 

catch (Exception e)

                    {

                        throw new Exception("Read failed with error: " + e.Message);

                    }

 

                    if (BytesRead == 0)

                    {

                        Console.WriteLine("No more bytes to read");

                        break;

                    }

                    Console.WriteLine("Read byte -> " + MyReadBuffer[0].ToString());

                }

            }

            catch (Exception e)

            {

                Console.WriteLine(e.Message);

            }

            finally

            {

                // We are finished performing IO on the file. We need to close the file

                // to release operating system resources related to the file.

                MyFileStream.Close();

                Console.WriteLine("Close() is OK");

            }

        }

    }

}

 

An output sample:

 

C# FileStream sample output

 

Another VB .NET Example: FileStream

 

Create a new console application project. You can use the solution and project name as shown in the following Figure.

 

VB .NET FileStream project example

 

VB .NET FileStream console mode application project creation

 

Add the following code.

 

 

 

 

Imports System

Imports System.IO

 

'FileStreamSampleVB is a very simple sample demonstrating how to create a new file,

'write bytes to the file, and read bytes from the file.

Module Module1

    'The main entry point for the application.

    Sub Main()

        ' To work with files requires either creating a new file or opening an

        ' existing file. There is a convenient class named File in the System.IO

        ' namespace that will allow you to open a file. For this sample we will

        ' create a file named Jim.dat in the current working directory.       

 

        'Declare a file stream object

        Dim MyFileStream As FileStream = Nothing

 

        Try

            Try

                'Open the file 

                MyFileStream = New FileStream(".\Jim.dat", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite)

                Console.WriteLine("Jim.dat successfully created/opened under current folder!")

            Catch e As Exception

                Throw New Exception("Failed to create/open filestream with error: " + e.Message)

            End Try

 

            ' Alternately we could have opened or created the same file stream using

            ' the static class File in the System.IO namespace. For example:

            ' MyFileStream = File.Open(".\Jim.dat", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite)

 

            ' Let's write 10 bytes to our new file using the stream. For simplicity

            ' we will write an array of 10 bytes where each byte contains a numeric value 0 - 9.

            Dim MyByteArray(10) As Byte

            Dim i As Short

 

            For i = MyByteArray.GetLowerBound(0) To MyByteArray.GetUpperBound(0) - 1

                MyByteArray(i) = i

            Next

 

            Try

                MyFileStream.Write(MyByteArray, 0, MyByteArray.GetUpperBound(0))

                Console.WriteLine("Write() is OK!")

 

            Catch e As Exception

                Throw New Exception("Write failed with error: " + e.Message)

            End Try

 

            ' Now let's prepare to read the bytes that we have just written. To

            ' do so requires seeking back to the beginning of the file and reading the bytes.

            Try

                MyFileStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin)

                Console.WriteLine("Seek() is OK")

            Catch e As Exception

                Throw New Exception("Seek failed with error: " + e.Message)

            End Try

 

            ' Now we may begin reading the bytes that were originally written. For

            ' simplicity reasons we decided to read one byte at a time and print each byte to the console.

            Dim MyReadBuffer(1) As Byte

 

            While True

                Dim BytesRead As Integer

                Try

                    BytesRead = MyFileStream.Read(MyReadBuffer, 0, MyReadBuffer.GetUpperBound(0))

                    Console.WriteLine("Read() is OK")

                Catch e As Exception

                    Throw New Exception("Read failed with error: " + e.Message)

                End Try

                If BytesRead = 0 Then

                    Console.WriteLine("No more bytes to read!")

                    Exit While

                End If

                Console.WriteLine("Read byte -> " + MyReadBuffer(0).ToString())

            End While

        Catch e As Exception

            Console.WriteLine(e.Message)

        Finally

            ' We are finished performing IO on the file. We need to close the file

            ' to release operating system resources related to the file.

            MyFileStream.Close()

            Console.WriteLine("Close is OK")

        End Try

    End Sub

End Module

 

An output sample:

 

VB .NET FileStream project console application output sample

 


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