System.IO.BinaryReader.ReadUInt16 Method

Reads a 2-byte unsigned integer from the current stream using little-endian encoding and advances the position of the stream by two bytes.

Syntax

[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public virtual ushort ReadUInt16 ()

Returns

A 2-byte unsigned integer read from this stream.

Remarks

System.IO.BinaryReader does not restore the file position after an unsuccessful read.

BinaryReader reads this data type in little-endian format.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

Requirements

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0