File and stream I/O in C Sharp

The C# programming language provides many classes and methods to perform file and stream input and output.

The most common stream classes used for file and stream I/O within the .NET Framework are listed below:

Class Function
FileStream Reading and writing to a standard file
IsolatedStorageFileStream Reading and writing to a file in isolated storage[clarification needed]
MemoryStream Reading and writing to memory modeled as a stream
BufferedStream Reading and writing to a stream using buffered I/O for improved thread performance
NetworkStream Reading and writing to network sockets
PipeStream Reading and writing over anonymous and named pipes
CryptoStream Linking data streams to cryptographic transformations

References

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  • "File and Stream I/O". MSDN Developer's Network. Retrieved 26 February 2014.