Serializing a memorystream object to string

Question

Right now I\'m using XmlTextWriter to convert a MemoryStream object into string. But I wan\'t to know whether there is a faster method to serialize a memorystream to string.

Answer 1

using(MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream()) {
   stream.Position = 0;
   var sr = new StreamReader(stream);
   string myStr = sr.ReadToEnd();
}

You cant use GetBuffer when you use MemoryStream(byte[]) constructor.

MSDN quote:

This constructor does not expose the underlying stream. GetBuffer throws UnauthorizedAccessException.

You must use this constructor and set publiclyVisible = true in order to use GetBuffer