Question

I am constantly switching to console mode from windows application mode when debugging. If my application is in Windows mode, will Console.Read and Console.ReadLine wait for user input?

Answer 1

In a Windows Application, Console.Read will always return -1, Console.ReadLine will return null, ReadToEnd will return string.Empty, and Peek will return -1;

This is because the Console class will automatically install a custom StreamReader to Console.In so these calls avoid being problematic.