namespace IO

in global :: System

This namespace contains:

namespace Compression
class BinaryReader Reads primitive data types as binary values in a specific encoding.
class BinaryWriter Writes primitive types in binary to a stream and supports writing strings in a specific encoding.
class DirectoryNotFoundException The exception that is thrown when part of a file or directory cannot be found.
class EndOfStreamException The exception that is thrown when reading is attempted past the end of a stream.
class FileLoadException The exception that is thrown when a managed assembly is found but cannot be loaded.
struct FileMode Specifies how the operating system should open a file.
class FileNotFoundException The exception that is thrown when an attempt to access a file that does not exist on disk fails.
class IOException The exception that is thrown when an I/O error occurs.
class MemoryStream Creates a stream whose backing store is memory.
class PathTooLongException The exception that is thrown when a path or fully qualified file name is longer than the system-defined maximum length.
struct SeekOrigin Specifies the position in a stream to use for seeking.
class Stream Provides a generic view of a sequence of bytes. This is an abstract class.
class StreamReader Implements a that reads characters from a byte stream in a particular encoding.
class StringWriter Implements a for writing information to a string. The information is stored in an underlying .
class TextReader Represents a reader that can read a sequential series of characters.
class TextWriter Represents a writer that can write a sequential series of characters. This class is abstract.