Converting StreamWriters to StreamReader

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I was just wondering really if there was an easy way to redirect the output from a StreamReader (in my case one from a NamedPipeClientStream) to the input of a StreamWriter (in my case the one in Console.Out).

Of course you could do this fairly easily with a simple while loop redirecting the data but at the same time I also want to redirect the console's input to a stream writer and out to the Pipe.

I could do it with threads but it seems a bit of a waste of a thread... So I ask, is there a nice way to link streams together?

Been at this all day and I haven't found an easy way yet :/

may be u can use Console.SetOut http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.console.setout(v=vs.110).aspx — Naveed Quadri, Apr 09 '14 at 13:56
Already tried, comes back to the same problem of the wrong type of stream :/ — JamJar00, Apr 09 '14 at 13:59
try this ```Console.SetOut(new StreamWriter(streamreader.BaseStream));``` — Naveed Quadri, Apr 09 '14 at 14:16
Tried similar, tried your code, still nothing gets through unfortunately — JamJar00, Apr 09 '14 at 14:19
my last attempt. did u checked this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3127498/c-sharp-how-to-redirect-stream-to-the-console-out — Naveed Quadri, Apr 09 '14 at 14:33
Still don't think that helps, trouble is I have a stream reader not a stream writer. I know about the Console.SetOut etc,but I haven't got the right input :/ — JamJar00, Apr 09 '14 at 14:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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From .NET 4.5 on, there is the Stream.CopyToAsync method:

How do I copy the contents of one stream to another?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.stream.copytoasync.aspx

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Apr 09 '14 at 15:13

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I'll try it as so as I've sorted out my code :) kinda screwed another bit up :P – JamJar00 Apr 09 '14 at 15:19
Works for outputting to the console! Need to sort input myself I think :) Thank! – JamJar00 Apr 09 '14 at 15:48

Converting StreamWriters to StreamReader

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