Data Types C#

using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        System.IO.StreamReader inFile;
        char[] base64CharArray;
        inFile = new System.IO.StreamReader("c:\\a.txt", System.Text.Encoding.ASCII);
        base64CharArray = new char[inFile.BaseStream.Length];
        inFile.Read(base64CharArray, 0, (int)inFile.BaseStream.Length);
        inFile.Close();
        // Convert the Base64 UUEncoded input into binary output.
        byte[] binaryData;
        binaryData = System.Convert.FromBase64CharArray(base64CharArray,
                                               0,
                                               base64CharArray.Length);
    }
}