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WriteByte  
Method  
Write a byte to the current stream
FileStream Class
System.IO NameSpace
CF1.  Procedure WriteByte ( ByteValue : Byte; ) ;
CF : Methods with this mark are Compact Framework Compatible
Description
Thje ByteValue is written to the current position in the stream. The position is updated accordingly.
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System.IO
System.IO.FileStream
 
 
A simple example
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  System.IO;

var
  Stream        : System.IO.FileStream;
  ByteAsInteger : Integer;

begin
  // Open the file for writing
  Stream := System.IO.FileStream.Create('C:\DelphiBasics.txt',
                                        FileMode.Create);

  // Write to the file
  Stream.WriteByte(65);  // Chr(65) = 'A'
  Stream.WriteByte(66);  // Chr(66) = 'B'
  Stream.WriteByte(67);  // Chr(67) = 'C'

  // Move to the start of the file
  Stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

  // Display the contents
  ByteAsInteger := Stream.ReadByte;
  while ByteAsInteger >= 0 do
  begin
    Console.Write(Char(ByteAsInteger));
    ByteAsInteger := Stream.ReadByte;
  end;

  // Close the stream
  Stream.Close;

  Console.Readline;
end.
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