Using the Console Class
When you are creating a console application, the Console class in the System namespace contains several shared properties and methods that facilitate working with the standard input and output device, generally the keyboard and console window. Table 13.1 lists the members of the Console class.
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Shared Properties | |
| Error | The standard error output stream |
| In | The standard input stream |
| Out | The standard output stream |
| Shared Methods | |
| OpenStandardError | Acquires the error stream |
| OpenStandardInput | Acquires the input stream |
| OpenStandardOutput | Acquires the output stream |
| Read | Reads the next character in the input stream |
| ReadLine | Reads the next line from the input stream ... |
Get Visual Basic® .NET Unleashed now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
