Description

System.IO.TextWriter is designed for character output, whereas the System.IO.Stream class is designed for byte input and output.

[Note: By default, a System.IO.TextWriter is not thread safe. See System.IO.TextWriter.Synchronized for a thread-safe wrapper.]

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