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c#defaultstreamreader

What are the default values for StreamReader?

I need to use this constructor public StreamReader(Stream stream, Encoding encoding, bool detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks, int bufferSize, bool leaveOpen) in order to set leaveOpen to true. And in order to do that I need to set the other parameters as well (Encoding encoding, bool detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks, int bufferSize). I want to use StreamReader as it is so I do not want to give some random values. What are the default values for these parameters?

By the way, I know that I can use StreamReader without using. And GC will get rid of it without touching the stream.

Solution

  • The default values are the following:

    • Encoding: Encoding.UTF8
    • detectEncodingFromByteOrderMarks: true
    • DefaultBufferSize: 1024

    You can see the constructors and the values yourself by visiting Reference Source