How to read file binary in C#?

Question

I want to make a method that takes any file and reads it as an array of 0s and 1s, i.e. its binary code. I want to save that binary code as a text file. Can you help me? Tha

Answer 1

using (FileStream fs = File.OpenRead(binarySourceFile.Path))
    using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(fs))
    {              
        // Read in all pairs.
        while (reader.BaseStream.Position != reader.BaseStream.Length)
        {
            Item item = new Item();
            item.UniqueId = reader.ReadString();
            item.StringUnique = reader.ReadString();
            result.Add(item);
        }
    }
    return result;