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Close  
Method  
Closes the BinaryReader
BinaryReader Class
System.IO NameSpace
CF1.  Procedure Close ( ) ;
CF : Methods with this mark are Compact Framework Compatible
Description
Closes the reader by calling the Dispose method.
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System.IO
System.IO.BinaryReader
 
 
Closing a BinaryWriter and BinaryReader
// Full Unit code.
// -------------------------------------------------------------
// Create a new WinForm application, double click the form to
// create an OnLoad event, and then replace the WinForm unit
// with this text.
 
unit WinForm;
 
interface
 
uses
  System.Drawing, System.Collections, System.ComponentModel,
System.Windows.Forms, System.Data;
 
type
  TWinForm = class(System.Windows.Forms.Form)
  \{REGION 'Designer Managed Code'\} // Note that REGION and ENREGION should be prefixed by a dollar sign
  strict private
    ///
    /// Required designer variable.
    ///

    Components: System.ComponentModel.Container;
    ///
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    ///

    procedure InitializeComponent;
    procedure TWinForm_Load(sender: System.Object; e: System.EventArgs);
  {ENDREGION}
  strict protected
    ///
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    ///

    procedure Dispose(Disposing: Boolean); override;
  private
    { Private Declarations }
  public
    constructor Create;
  end;
 
  [assembly: RuntimeRequiredAttribute(TypeOf(TWinForm))]
 
implementation
 
\{REGION 'Windows Form Designer generated code'\}
///
/// Required method for Designer support -- do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
///

 
 
procedure TWinForm.InitializeComponent;
begin
  //
  // TWinForm
  //
  Self.AutoScaleBaseSize := System.Drawing.Size.Create(5, 13);
  Self.ClientSize := System.Drawing.Size.Create(292, 266);
  Self.Name := 'TWinForm';
  Self.Text := 'WinForm';
  Include(Self.Load, Self.TWinForm_Load);
end;
{ENDREGION}
 
procedure TWinForm.Dispose(Disposing: Boolean);
begin
  if Disposing then
  begin
    if Components <> nil then
      Components.Dispose();
  end;
  inherited Dispose(Disposing);
end;
 
constructor TWinForm.Create;
begin
  inherited Create;
  //
  // Required for Windows Form Designer support
  //
  InitializeComponent;
  //
  // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
  //
end;
 
procedure TWinForm.TWinForm_Load(sender: System.Object; e: System.EventArgs);
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  System.IO;

var
  MyFileStream  : System.IO.FileStream;
  MyFileWriter  : System.IO.BinaryWriter;
  MyFileReader  : System.IO.BinaryReader;
  CharAsByte    : Byte;

begin
  // Create and open our binary file as a stream
  MyFileStream := System.IO.File.Open('C:DelphiBasics.txt',
                                      System.IO.FileMode.Create);

  // Create a BinaryWriter to allow writing to this file
  MyFileWriter := System.IO.BinaryWriter.Create(MyFileStream);

  // Write to the file
  MyFileWriter.Write('A');
  MyFileWriter.Write('BCD');
  MyFileWriter.Write(175);

  // Close the writer and the stream
  MyFileWriter.Close;
  MyFileStream.Close;

  // Reopen the stream for reading
  MyFileStream := System.IO.File.Open('C:DelphiBasics.txt',
                                      System.IO.FileMode.Open);

  // Create a BinaryReader to allow the file to be read back
  MyFileReader := System.IO.BinaryReader.Create(MyFileStream);

  // Display the file contents
  // Note : We must look for the 'EndOfStreamException'
  //        when using ReadByte to know when we are done
  try
    while 1 <> 0 do
    begin
      CharAsByte := MyFileReader.ReadByte;
      Console.WriteLine('{0:X}', TObject(CharAsByte));
    end;
  except
    On E : EndOfStreamException do
      Console.WriteLine('End of file encountered');
  end;

  // Close the reader and the stream
  MyFileReader.Close;
  MyFileStream.Close;

  Console.Readline;
end.
 
end.
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