IMemoryStream.ToString

Syntax

ToString: String;

Description

The ToString method converts a stream contents into a character string transfer data between streams.

Comments

The value that was obtained as the result of this method may be used to restore data in a stream by the Parse method.

Example

Sub Main;

Var

File1: IFileInfo;

BinR: IBinaryReader;

MStream: IMemoryStream;

i: Integer;

s: String;

Begin

MStream:=New MemoryStream.Create;

File1:=New FileInfo.Attach("c:\Work\1.dat");

If File1.Exists Then

BinR:=File1.OpenBinaryReader;

For i:=0 To File1.Size-1 Do

MStream.WriteByte(BinR.Stream.ReadByte);

End For;

s:=MStream.ToString;

End If;

Dispose File1;

Dispose MStream;

End Sub Main;

After executing the example the contents of the 1.dat file is read into the MStream stream, and the "s" variable contains stream contents converted into a string.