StringReader.ReadLineAsync Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.IO
Assemblies:
System.IO.dll, mscorlib.dll, netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.Extensions.dll

Reads a line of characters asynchronously from the current string and returns the data as a string.

public:
 override System::Threading::Tasks::Task<System::String ^> ^ ReadLineAsync();
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public override System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string> ReadLineAsync ();
override this.ReadLineAsync : unit -> System.Threading.Tasks.Task<string>
Public Overrides Function ReadLineAsync () As Task(Of String)

Returns

Task<String>

A task that represents the asynchronous read operation. The value of the TResult parameter contains the next line from the string reader, or is null if all the characters have been read.

Attributes
ComVisibleAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The number of characters in the next line is larger than MaxValue.

ObjectDisposedException

The string reader has been disposed.

InvalidOperationException

The reader is currently in use by a previous read operation.

Examples

The following example shows how to read one line at a time from a string asynchronously.

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

namespace ConsoleApplication
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            ReadCharacters();
        }

        static async void ReadCharacters()
        {
            StringBuilder stringToRead = new StringBuilder();
            stringToRead.AppendLine("Characters in 1st line to read");
            stringToRead.AppendLine("and 2nd line");
            stringToRead.AppendLine("and the end");

            string readText;

            using (StringReader reader = new StringReader(stringToRead.ToString()))
            {
                while ((readText = await reader.ReadLineAsync()) != null)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(readText);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//
// Characters in 1st line to read
// and 2nd line
// and the end
//

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text

Module Module1

    Sub Main()
        ReadCharacters()
    End Sub

    Async Sub ReadCharacters()
        Dim stringToRead = New StringBuilder()
        stringToRead.AppendLine("Characters in 1st line to read")
        stringToRead.AppendLine("and 2nd line")
        stringToRead.AppendLine("and the end")

        Using reader As StringReader = New StringReader(stringToRead.ToString())
            Dim readText As String = Await reader.ReadLineAsync()
            While Not IsNothing(readText)
                Console.WriteLine(readText)
                readText = Await reader.ReadLineAsync()
            End While
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'
' Characters in 1st line to read
' and 2nd line
' and the end
'

Applies to