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Custom File Reader Class

The document defines a custom reader class that inherits from the StreamReader class and adds methods to read specific data types from a file. The class contains constructors and methods to read integers, booleans, and strings from a file.

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Custom File Reader Class

The document defines a custom reader class that inherits from the StreamReader class and adds methods to read specific data types from a file. The class contains constructors and methods to read integers, booleans, and strings from a file.

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using System;

using [Link];

class MyReader : StreamReader


{
// default constructor
public MyReader( string fileName )
: base( fileName )
{
} // end constructor

// read in integer from file


public int ReadInteger()
{
// for reading an integer
char[] buffer = new char[ 10 ];
int input = 0;
string toRead = [Link];

// read 10 characters representing an integer from the file


Read( buffer, 0, 10 );

toRead = new string( buffer );

try
{
input = [Link]( toRead );
} // end try
catch ( Exception )
{
return 0;
} // end catch

return input;
} // end method ReadInteger

// read in boolean from file


public bool ReadBoolean()
{
// for reading a boolean
char[] buffer = new char[ 5 ];
string toRead = [Link];

// read either 'true' or 'false'


Read( buffer, 0, 5 );

toRead = new string( buffer );

return [Link]() == "true";


} // end method ReadBoolean

// read in string from file


public string ReadString()
{
// for reading a string
char[] buffer = new char[ 1 ];
string input = [Link];

// each string is separated by "ENDOFSTRING";


// read in one character at a time until termination
// string is reached
while ( [Link]( "ENDOFSTRING" ) == -1 )
{
Read( buffer, 0, 1 );
input += buffer[ 0 ];
} // end while

// trim the termination string off the read string


return [Link]( 0, [Link]( "ENDOFSTRING" ) );
} // end method ReadString
} // end class MyReader

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