System.IO. TextReader is an abstract (MustInherit) class, which cannot be
used directly. StreamReader inherits TextReader, and is used for reading
character data from streams.

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> hi,
> i'm a newbie.......
> i would like to know the usage of text reader and streamreader...
> which of these would give better performance.....
> when shud one use textreader and streamreader.....