TextReader.Create

Syntax

Create(Stream: IIOStream);

Parameters

Stream. The stream, from which text data is read.

Description

The Create designer creates an object that enables the user to read text data.

Comments

Specify the stream connected with the place where text data is stored as a value of the Stream parameter. Initialize the object of one of the following classes and specify it as a value of the Stream parameter:

FileStream. The stream connected with the file on the local drive.
MemoryStream. The stream in the computer memory.

Example

Sub UserProc;
Var
    f: IFileStream;
    TxtRead: ITextReader;
    s: String;
Begin
    If File.Exists("c:\File.txt") Then
        f := New FileStream.Create("c:\File.txt", FileOpenMode.Read, FileShare.DenyNone);
        TxtRead := New TextReader.Create(f);
        s := TxtRead.ReadLine;
        Debug.WriteLine(s);
        Dispose f;
    End If;
End Sub UserProc;

On executing the example the existence of the File.txt file is checked. If the file exists, a character string will be read from it. A read value will be displayed in development environment console.