When I use only \r
as a line terminator, the StreamReader.ReadLine()
method doesn't work. It works if I use Environment.NewLine
, \r\n
or \ra
("a" being any character). Is this a bug? The same problem doesn't occurs when using MemoryStream instead of NetworkStream. What workarounds can I use if I can't change the protocol?
My service
Thread service = new Thread((ThreadStart)delegate
{
TcpListener listener = new TcpListener(IPAddress.Loopback, 2051);
listener.Start();
using (TcpClient client = listener.AcceptTcpClient())
using (NetworkStream stream = client.GetStream())
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream))
{
writer.AutoFlush = true;
string inputLine = reader.ReadLine(); // doesn't work - freezes here
writer.Write("something\r");
}
});
service.Start();
My client
using (TcpClient client = new TcpClient("localhost", 2051))
using (NetworkStream stream = client.GetStream())
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(stream))
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream))
{
writer.AutoFlush = true;
writer.Write("something else\r");
var message = reader.ReadLine(); // doesn't work even
// if I remove the freezing point above
}