Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework (Core Reference)

System.IO Namespace

The System.IO namespace contains classes and structures that allow synchronous and asynchronous reading and writing on data streams and files. It is implemented in Mscorlib.dll. Note that the System.IO.IsolatedStorage name­space is not supported in the .NET Compact Framework. Table A-15 lists the classes and structures of the System.IO namespace.

Table A-15. Classes and Structures in the System.IO Namespace 

Class or Structure	Description
BinaryReader class	Reads primitive data types as binary values in a specific encoding.
BinaryWriter class	Writes primitive types in binary to a stream and supports writing strings in a specific encoding.
BufferedStream class	Not supported.
Directory class	Exposes static methods for ...