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 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

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