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BinaryWriter.Write Method (String)

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Writes a length-prefixed string to this stream in the current encoding of the BinaryWriter, and advances the current position of the stream in accordance with the encoding used and the specific characters being written to the stream.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Overridable Sub Write ( _
    value As String _
)

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public virtual void Write(
    string value
)

Parameters

Exceptions

Exception Condition
IOException

An I/O error occurs.
ArgumentNullException

value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ObjectDisposedException

The stream is closed.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.