Use stream reader for a string variable

Question

Is it possible to make the stream reader to read a string variable, or a textbox instead of a text file? If yes, how?

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 23 '13 at 10:38

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No but you can use the StringReader class instead.

StringReader and StreamReader provide the same consumable interface and both inherit from TextReader.

answered Mar 23 '13 at 10:38

Konrad Rudolph

is there any alternative for "EndOfStream" in the StringReader? – user2023328 Mar 23 '13 at 10:42
@user2023328 No because it *hasn’t got* a stream (it reads from a *string*, not a stream). But you shouldn’t need this function – just read the contents via the high-level functions `Read`, `ReadLine` and `ReadToEnd`. Low-level stream functions like `EndOfStream` are more relevant for byte streams which this isn’t anyway. – Konrad Rudolph Mar 23 '13 at 10:49

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 29 '16 at 19:58

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If you need to create a new IO.Stream from a String or StringBuilder

Dim s As IO.Stream = New IO.MemoryStream(Text.ASCIIEncoding.Default.GetBytes(sb.ToString()))

Some functions are not happy with just a StringReader.

answered Apr 29 '16 at 19:58

fcm

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