Data​Writer Data​Writer Data​Writer Class

Definition

public sealed class DataWriter : IClosable, IDataWriterpublic sealed class DataWriter : IDisposable, IDataWriterPublic NotInheritable Class DataWriter Implements IDisposable, IDataWriter

Attributes

ActivatableAttribute ActivatableAttribute ContractVersionAttribute MarshalingBehaviorAttribute ThreadingAttribute

Remarks

Examples

The following example shows how to write and read strings to an in-memory stream. For the full code sample, see Reading and writing data sample.

#include "pch.h"
#include "WriteReadStream.xaml.h"

using namespace Concurrency;
using namespace DataReaderWriter;
using namespace Platform;
using namespace Windows::Storage::Streams;
using namespace Windows::UI::Xaml;
using namespace Windows::UI::Xaml::Controls;
using namespace Windows::UI::Xaml::Navigation;

Array<String^>^ _inputElements = ref new Array<String^>
{
    "Hello", "World", "1 2 3 4 5", "Très bien!", "Goodbye"
};

WriteReadStream::WriteReadStream()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    // Populate the text block with the input elements.
    ElementsToWrite->Text = "";
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < _inputElements->Length; i++)
    {
        ElementsToWrite->Text += _inputElements[i] + ";";
    }
}

// Invoked when this page is about to be displayed in a Frame.
void WriteReadStream::OnNavigatedTo(NavigationEventArgs^ e)
{
    // Get a pointer to our main page.
    rootPage = MainPage::Current;
}

// This is the click handler for the 'Copy Strings' button.  Here we will parse the
// strings contained in the ElementsToWrite text block, write them to a stream using
// DataWriter, retrieve them using DataReader, and output the results in the
// ElementsRead text block.
void DataReaderWriter::WriteReadStream::TransferData(
Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::RoutedEventArgs^ e)
{
    // Initialize the in-memory stream where data will be stored.
    InMemoryRandomAccessStream^ stream = ref new InMemoryRandomAccessStream();

    // Create the DataWriter object backed by the in-memory stream.  When
    // dataWriter is deleted, it will also close the underlying stream.
    DataWriter^ dataWriter = ref new DataWriter(stream);
    dataWriter->UnicodeEncoding = UnicodeEncoding::Utf8;
    dataWriter->ByteOrder = ByteOrder::LittleEndian;

    // Create the data reader by using the input stream set at position 0 so that 
    // the stream will be read from the beginning regardless of where the position
    // the original stream ends up in after the store.
    IInputStream^ inputStream = stream->GetInputStreamAt(0);
    DataReader^ dataReader = ref new DataReader(inputStream);
    // The encoding and byte order need to match the settings of the writer 
    / we previously used.
    dataReader->UnicodeEncoding = UnicodeEncoding::Utf8;
    dataReader->ByteOrder = ByteOrder::LittleEndian;

    // Write the input data to the output stream.  Serialize the elements by writing
    // each string separately, preceded by its length.
    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < _inputElements->Length; i++) 
    {
        unsigned int inputElementSize = dataWriter->MeasureString(_inputElements[i]);
        dataWriter->WriteUInt32(inputElementSize);
        dataWriter->WriteString(_inputElements[i]);
    }

    // Send the contents of the writer to the backing stream.
    create_task(dataWriter->StoreAsync()).then([this, dataWriter] (unsigned int bytesStored)
    {
        // For the in-memory stream implementation we are using, the FlushAsync() call 
        // is superfluous, but other types of streams may require it.
        return dataWriter->FlushAsync();
    }).then([this, dataReader, stream] (bool flushOp)
    {
        // Once we have written the contents successfully we load the stream.
        return dataReader->LoadAsync((unsigned int) stream->Size);
    }).then([this, dataReader] (task<unsigned int> bytesLoaded)
    {
        try
        {
            // Check for possible exceptions that could have been thrown 
            // in the async call chain.
            bytesLoaded.get();

            String^ readFromStream = "";

            // Keep reading until we consume the complete stream.
            while (dataReader->UnconsumedBufferLength > 0)
            {
                // Note that the call to ReadString requires a length of 
                // "code units" to read. This is the reason each string is 
                // preceded by its length when "on the wire".
                unsigned int bytesToRead = dataReader->ReadUInt32();
                readFromStream += dataReader->ReadString(bytesToRead) + "\n";
            }

            // Populate the ElementsRead text block with the items we read from the stream
            ElementsRead->Text = readFromStream;
        }
        catch (Exception^ e)
        {
            ElementsRead->Text = "Error: " + e->Message;
        }
    });
}

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using Windows.Foundation;
using Windows.UI.Xaml;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
using Windows.UI.Xaml.Navigation;

// This is the click handler for the 'Copy Strings' button.  Here we will parse the
// strings contained in the ElementsToWrite text block, write them to a stream using
// DataWriter, retrieve them using DataReader, and output the results in the
// ElementsRead text block.
private async void TransferData(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
    // Initialize the in-memory stream where data will be stored.
    using (var stream = new Windows.Storage.Streams.InMemoryRandomAccessStream())
    {
        // Create the data writer object backed by the in-memory stream.
        using (var dataWriter = new Windows.Storage.Streams.DataWriter(stream))
        {
            dataWriter.UnicodeEncoding = Windows.Storage.Streams.UnicodeEncoding.Utf8;
            dataWriter.ByteOrder = Windows.Storage.Streams.ByteOrder.LittleEndian;

            // Parse the input stream and write each element separately.
            string[] inputElements = ElementsToWrite.Text.Split(';');
            foreach (string inputElement in inputElements)
            {
                uint inputElementSize = dataWriter.MeasureString(inputElement);
                dataWriter.WriteUInt32(inputElementSize);
                dataWriter.WriteString(inputElement);
            }

            // Send the contents of the writer to the backing stream.
            await dataWriter.StoreAsync();

            // For the in-memory stream implementation we are using, the flushAsync call 
            // is superfluous,but other types of streams may require it.
            await dataWriter.FlushAsync();

            // In order to prolong the lifetime of the stream, detach it from the 
            // DataWriter so that it will not be closed when Dispose() is called on 
            // dataWriter. Were we to fail to detach the stream, the call to 
            // dataWriter.Dispose() would close the underlying stream, preventing 
            // its subsequent use by the DataReader below.
            dataWriter.DetachStream();
        }

        // Create the input stream at position 0 so that the stream can be read 
        // from the beginning.
        using (var inputStream = stream.GetInputStreamAt(0))
        {
            using (var dataReader = new Windows.Storage.Streams.DataReader(inputStream))
            {
                // The encoding and byte order need to match the settings of the writer 
                // we previously used.
                dataReader.UnicodeEncoding = Windows.Storage.Streams.UnicodeEncoding.Utf8;
                dataReader.ByteOrder = Windows.Storage.Streams.ByteOrder.LittleEndian;

                // Once we have written the contents successfully we load the stream.
                await dataReader.LoadAsync((uint)stream.Size);

                var receivedStrings = "";

                // Keep reading until we consume the complete stream.
                while (dataReader.UnconsumedBufferLength > 0)
                {
                    // Note that the call to readString requires a length of "code units" 
                    // to read. This is the reason each string is preceded by its length 
                    // when "on the wire".
                    uint bytesToRead = dataReader.ReadUInt32();
                    receivedStrings += dataReader.ReadString(bytesToRead) + "\n";
                }

                // Populate the ElementsRead text block with the items we read 
                // from the stream.
                ElementsRead.Text = receivedStrings;
            }
        }
    }
}

(function () {
    "use strict";
    var page = WinJS.UI.Pages.define("/html/write-read-stream.html", {
        ready: function (element, options) {
            var sourceElement = document.getElementById("ElementsToSend");
            sourceElement.innerHTML = "Hello;World;1 2 3 4 5;Très bien!;Goodbye";
            var sendButton = document.getElementById("SendButton");
            sendButton.addEventListener("click", transferData);
        }
    });

function transferData() {
        var sourceElement = document.getElementById("ElementsToSend");
        var destinationElement = document.getElementById("scenario1Output");

        // First a DataWriter object is created, backed by an in-memory stream where 
        // the data will be stored.
        var writer = Windows.Storage.Streams.DataWriter(
            new Windows.Storage.Streams.InMemoryRandomAccessStream());
        writer.unicodeEncoding = Windows.Storage.Streams.UnicodeEncoding.utf8;
        writer.byteOrder = Windows.Storage.Streams.ByteOrder.littleEndian;

        // We separate the contents of the sourceElement div in multiple strings 
        // using ';' as the separator. Each string will be written separately.
        var elements = sourceElement.innerHTML.split(";");
        elements.forEach(function (element) {
            var codeUnits = writer.measureString(element);
            writer.writeInt32(codeUnits);
            writer.writeString(element);
        });

        var reader;
        var stream;

        // The call to store async sends the actual contents of the writer 
        // to the backing stream.
        writer.storeAsync().then(function () {
            // For the in-memory stream implementation we are using, the flushAsync call 
            // is superfluous, but other types of streams may require it.
            return writer.flushAsync();
        }).then(function () {
            // We detach the stream to prolong its useful lifetime. Were we to fail 
            // to detach the stream, the call to writer.close() would close the underlying 
            // stream, preventing its subsequent use by the DataReader below. Most clients 
            // of DataWriter will have no reason to use the underlying stream after 
            // writer.close() is called, and will therefore have no reason to call
            // writer.detachStream(). Note that once we detach the stream, we assume 
            // responsibility for closing the stream subsequently; after the stream 
            // has been detached, a call to writer.close() will have no effect on the stream.
            stream = writer.detachStream();
            // Make sure the stream is read from the beginning in the reader 
            // we are creating below.
            stream.seek(0);
            // Most DataWriter clients will not call writer.detachStream(), 
            // and furthermore will be working with a file-backed or network-backed stream, 
            // rather than an in-memory-stream. In such cases, it would be particularly 
            // important to call writer.close(). Doing so is always a best practice.
            writer.close();

            reader = new Windows.Storage.Streams.DataReader(stream);
            // The encoding and byte order need to match the settings of the writer 
            // we previously used.
            reader.unicodeEncoding = Windows.Storage.Streams.UnicodeEncoding.utf8;
            reader.byteOrder = Windows.Storage.Streams.ByteOrder.littleEndian;
            // Once we have written the contents successfully we load the stream, 
            // this is also an asynchronous operation
            return reader.loadAsync(stream.size);
        }).done(function () {
            var receivedStrings = "";
            // Keep reading until we consume the complete stream
            while (reader.unconsumedBufferLength > 0) {
                // Note that the call to readString requires a length of "code units" 
                // to read. This is the reason each string is preceeded by its length 
                // when "on the wire".
                var codeUnitsToRead = reader.readInt32();
                receivedStrings += reader.readString(codeUnitsToRead) + "<br/>";
            }
            // Calling reader.close() closes the underlying stream. It would be particularly important
            // to call reader.close() if the underlying stream were file-backed or 
            // network-backed. Note that this call to reader.close() satisfies 
            // our obligation to close the stream previously detached from DataReader.
            reader.close();
            destinationElement.innerHTML = receivedStrings;
        });
    };
})();

public DataWriter()public DataWriter()Public Sub New()

public DataWriter(IOutputStream outputStream)public DataWriter(IOutputStream outputStream)Public Sub New(outputStream As IOutputStream)

public ByteOrder ByteOrder { get; set; }public ByteOrder ByteOrder { get; set; }Public ReadWrite Property ByteOrder As ByteOrder

public UnicodeEncoding UnicodeEncoding { get; set; }public UnicodeEncoding UnicodeEncoding { get; set; }Public ReadWrite Property UnicodeEncoding As UnicodeEncoding

public unsigned short UnstoredBufferLength { get; }public uint UnstoredBufferLength { get; }Public ReadOnly Property UnstoredBufferLength As uint

public void Close()This member is not implemented in C#This member is not implemented in VB.Net

public IBuffer DetachBuffer()public IBuffer DetachBuffer()Public Function DetachBuffer() As IBuffer

public IOutputStream DetachStream()public IOutputStream DetachStream()Public Function DetachStream() As IOutputStream

This member is not implemented in C++void Dispose()Sub Dispose

public IAsyncOperation<bool> FlushAsync()public IAsyncOperation<bool> FlushAsync()Public Function FlushAsync() As IAsyncOperation( Of bool )

public unsigned short MeasureString(String value)public uint MeasureString(String value)Public Function MeasureString(value As String) As uint

public DataWriterStoreOperation StoreAsync()public DataWriterStoreOperation StoreAsync()Public Function StoreAsync() As DataWriterStoreOperation

public void WriteBoolean(Boolean value)public void WriteBoolean(Boolean value)Public Function WriteBoolean(value As Boolean) As void

public void WriteBuffer(IBuffer buffer)public void WriteBuffer(IBuffer buffer)Public Function WriteBuffer(buffer As IBuffer) As void

public void WriteBuffer(IBuffer buffer, UInt32 start, UInt32 count)public void WriteBuffer(IBuffer buffer, UInt32 start, UInt32 count)Public Function WriteBuffer(buffer As IBuffer, start As UInt32, count As UInt32) As void

public void WriteByte(Byte value)public void WriteByte(Byte value)Public Function WriteByte(value As Byte) As void

public void WriteBytes(Byte[] value)public void WriteBytes(Byte[] value)Public Function WriteBytes(value As Byte[]) As void

public void WriteDateTime(DateTime value)public void WriteDateTime(DateTime value)Public Function WriteDateTime(value As DateTime) As void

public void WriteDouble(Double value)public void WriteDouble(Double value)Public Function WriteDouble(value As Double) As void

public void WriteGuid(Guid value)public void WriteGuid(Guid value)Public Function WriteGuid(value As Guid) As void

public void WriteInt16(Int16 value)public void WriteInt16(Int16 value)Public Function WriteInt16(value As Int16) As void

public void WriteInt32(Int32 value)public void WriteInt32(Int32 value)Public Function WriteInt32(value As Int32) As void

public void WriteInt64(Int64 value)public void WriteInt64(Int64 value)Public Function WriteInt64(value As Int64) As void

public void WriteSingle(Single value)public void WriteSingle(Single value)Public Function WriteSingle(value As Single) As void

public unsigned short WriteString(String value)public uint WriteString(String value)Public Function WriteString(value As String) As uint

public void WriteTimeSpan(TimeSpan value)public void WriteTimeSpan(TimeSpan value)Public Function WriteTimeSpan(value As TimeSpan) As void

public void WriteUInt16(UInt16 value)public void WriteUInt16(UInt16 value)Public Function WriteUInt16(value As UInt16) As void

public void WriteUInt32(UInt32 value)public void WriteUInt32(UInt32 value)Public Function WriteUInt32(value As UInt32) As void

public void WriteUInt64(UInt64 value)public void WriteUInt64(UInt64 value)Public Function WriteUInt64(value As UInt64) As void

See Also

• Reading and writing data sample
• StreamSocket sample
• Serializing and deserializing data sample (Windows 10)
• File access sample (Windows 10)
• DatagramSocket sample (Windows 10)
• StreamSocket sample (Windows 10)
• Custom USB device sample (Windows 10)