Reading a File Line-by-line or Blockwise with a Progress Indicator

Imports System.IO

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Dim Reader As New StreamReader("C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI")
Dim Line As String = Reader.ReadLine()
Do Until Line Is Nothing
    Debug.WriteLine(Line)
    Line = Reader.ReadLine()
Loop
Reader.Close()

Imports System.IO

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Dim Reader As New StreamReader("C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI")
Do While Reader.Peek > -1
    Debug.WriteLine(Reader.ReadLine())
Loop
Reader.Close()

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text

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Dim Reader As New BinaryReader( _
    New FileStream("C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI", FileMode.Open) _
)
Dim Buffer() As Byte
Me.ProgressBar1.Minimum = 0
Me.ProgressBar1.Maximum = Reader.BaseStream.Length
Dim BytesRead As Long
Const BlockSize As Integer = 1024   ' Read blocks of 1,024 bytes.
Do While BytesRead < Reader.BaseStream.Length
    Buffer = Reader.ReadBytes(BlockSize)
    Debug.Write(Encoding.Default.GetString(Buffer))
    BytesRead = BytesRead + Buffer.Length
    Me.ProgressBar1.Value = BytesRead
Loop
Reader.Close()

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text

''' <summary>
'''   Extends the <c>System.IO.BinaryReader</c> class by a <c>ReadToEnd</c>
'''   method that can be used to read a whole file.
''' </summary>
Public Class ExtendedBinaryReader
    Inherits BinaryReader

    ''' <summary>
    '''   Creates a new instance of the <c>ExtendedBinaryReader</c> class.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="Input">A stream.</param>
    Public Sub New(ByVal Input As Stream)
        MyBase.New(Input)
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    '''   Creates a new instance of the <c>ExtendedBinaryReader</c> class.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="Input">The provided stream.</param>
    ''' <param name="Encoding">The character encoding.</param>
    Public Sub New(ByVal Input As Stream, ByVal Encoding As Encoding)
        MyBase.New(Input, Encoding)
    End Sub

    ''' <summary>
    '''   Reads the whole data in the base stream and returns it in an
    '''   array of bytes.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <returns>The streams whole binary data.</returns>
    Public Function ReadToEnd() As Byte()
        Return ReadToEnd(Short.MaxValue)
    End Function

    ''' <summary>
    '''   Reads the whole data in the base stream and returns it in an
    '''   array of bytes.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="InitialLength">The initial buffer length.</param>
    ''' <returns>The stream's whole binary data.</returns>
    ' Based on an implementation by Jon Skeet [MVP]
    ' (<URL:https://jonskeet.uk/csharp/readbinary.html>).
    Public Function ReadToEnd(ByVal InitialLength As Integer) As Byte()

        ' If an unhelpful initial length was passed, just use 32K.
        If InitialLength < 1 Then
            InitialLength = Short.MaxValue
        End If
        Dim Buffer(InitialLength - 1) As Byte
        Dim Read As Integer
        Dim Chunk As Integer = _
            Me.BaseStream.Read(Buffer, Read, Buffer.Length - Read)
        Do While Chunk > 0
            Read = Read + Chunk

            ' If the end of the buffer is reached, check to see if there is
            ' any more data.
            If Read = Buffer.Length Then
                Dim NextByte As Integer = Me.BaseStream.ReadByte()

                ' If the end of the stream is reached, we are done.
                If NextByte = -1 Then
                    Return Buffer
                End If

                ' Nope.  Resize the buffer, put in the byte we have just
                ' read, and continue.
                Dim NewBuffer(Buffer.Length * 2 - 1) As Byte
                Buffer.BlockCopy( _
                    Buffer, _
                    0, _
                    NewBuffer, _
                    0, _
                    Buffer.Length _
                )
                'Array.Copy(Buffer, NewBuffer, Buffer.Length)
                NewBuffer(Read) = CByte(NextByte)
                Buffer = NewBuffer
                Read = Read + 1
            End If
            Chunk = Me.BaseStream.Read(Buffer, Read, Buffer.Length - Read)
        Loop

        ' The buffer is now too big.  Shrink it.
        Dim ReturnBuffer(Read - 1) As Byte
        Buffer.BlockCopy(Buffer, 0, ReturnBuffer, 0, Read)
        'Array.Copy(Buffer, ReturnBuffer, Read)
        Return ReturnBuffer
    End Function
End Class

Dim Reader As New ExtendedBinaryReader( _
    New FileStream("C:\WINDOWS\WIN.INI", FileMode.Open) _
)
MsgBox(Encoding.Default.GetString(Reader.ReadToEnd()))
Reader.Close()