How do I load a string into a FileStream without going to disk?

Question

string abc = "This is a string"; 

How do I load abc into a FileStream?

FileStream input = new FileStream(.....); 

Answer 1

Use a MemoryStream instead...

MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(abc)); 

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remember a MemoryStream (just like a FileStream) needs to be closed when you have finished with it. You can always place your code in a using block to make this easier...

using(MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(abc))) {    //use the stream here and don't worry about needing to close it } 

NOTE: If your string is Unicode rather than ASCII you may want to specify this when converting to a Byte array. Basically, a Unicode character takes up 2 bytes instead of 1. Padding will be added if needed (e.g. 0x00 0x61 = "a" in unicode, where as in ASCII 0x61 = "a")