read the content of binary files till the end of file

[abhii]

hi every one,
can u tel me please that how i can read the binary file till the end of file.......

[kenobewan]

What method are you using and do you receive an error?

[jjvainav]

If you want to read all the bytes into an array, you can do this

string filePath = //some file path
using(FileStream fs = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open))
{
    using(BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs))
    {
        byte[] buffer = br.ReadBytes((int)br.BaseStream.Length);
    }
}
 

Hope this helps

[Plater]

A regular FileStream will work for the reading in of the bytes.
BinaryReader is just used to implicitly create numerical values out of the data bytes.

[jjvainav]

A regular FileStream will work for the reading in of the bytes.
BinaryReader is just used to implicitly create numerical values out of the data bytes.

He is correct, you don't need the BinaryReader. You can simply do:

using(FileStream fs = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open))
{
    byte[] buffer = new byte[fs.Length];
    fs.Read(buffer, 0, fs.Length);
}
 

[balabaster]

He is correct, you don't need the BinaryReader. You can simply do:

using(FileStream fs = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open))
{
byte[] buffer = new byte[fs.Length];
fs.Read(buffer, 0, fs.Length);
}
 

To complicate things a little less could he not use:

byte[] buffer = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("C:\MyFile.exe");

?

[Rajeshshewale]

I have written file handling code here :
just copy &paste;
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[MMcCarthy]

@ Rajeshshewale

If you wish to submit code please submit it in the thread and not using a link.

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