Reads the next character from the standard input stream.
public static int Read ()
Returns
The next character from the character source represented as a int , or -1 if at the end of the stream.
Exceptions
Type Reason System.IO.IOException An I/O error occurred.
Remarks
This method will not return until the read operation is terminated; for example, by the user pressing the enter key. If data is available, the input stream contains what the user entered, suffixed with the environment dependent newline character.
Requirements
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0