18. Files and Streams: A Deeper Look
Consciousness ... does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. ... A “river” or a “stream” are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described.
—William James
I read part of it all the way through.
—Samuel Goldwyn
I can only assume that a “Do Not File” document is filed in a “Do Not File” file.
—Senator Frank Church, Senate Intelligence Subcommittee Hearing, 1975
Objectives
In this chapter you’ll learn:
To create, read, write and update files.
The .NET framework streams class hierarchy.
To use classes ...
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