Try the following: using System; using System.IO; class Test { static void Main() { FileStream fs = new FileStream("akila.txt", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read); int first = fs.ReadByte(); Console.WriteLine("First character is {0}", (char)first); long len = fs.Length; fs.Seek(len/2, SeekOrigin.Begin); int middle = fs.ReadByte(); Console.WriteLine("Middle character is {0}", (char)middle); fs.Seek(-1, SeekOrigin.End); int last = fs.ReadByte(); Console.WriteLine("Last character is {0}", (char)last); fs.Close(); Console.ReadKey(); } } akila.txt is assumed to be an ASCII text file containing : i'm from coimbatore. The output should be: First character is i Middle character is c Last character is e

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how to use seek method to display first , middle, last character in text file using file streams in C# code

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