MemoryStream instance timing help
- by rod
Hi All,
Is it ok to instance a MemoryStream at the top of my method, do a bunch of stuff to it, and then use it?
For instance:
public static byte[] TestCode()
{
MemoryStream m = new MemoryStream();
...
...
whole bunch of stuff in between
...
...
//finally
using(m)
{
return m.ToArray();
}
}
Updated code
public static byte[] GetSamplePDF()
{
using (MemoryStream m = new MemoryStream())
{
Document document = new Document();
PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, m);
document.Open();
PopulateTheDocument(document);
document.Close();
return m.ToArray();
}
}
private static void PopulateTheDocument(Document document)
{
Table aTable = new Table(2, 2);
aTable.AddCell("0.0");
aTable.AddCell("0.1");
aTable.AddCell("1.0");
aTable.AddCell("1.1");
document.Add(aTable);
for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
{
document.Add(new Phrase("Hello World, Hello Sun, Hello Moon, Hello Stars, Hello Sea, Hello Land, Hello People. "));
}
}
My point was to try to reuse building the byte code. In other words, build up any kind of document and then send it to TestCode() method.
