TextTables
This is a .NET Framework library providing classes handle plain-text tables like CSV. Refer to the Wiki for details.
Features
- Easy to Use:
using (var csv = new CsvReader(@"X:\Path\To\File.csv"))
{
while (csv.MoveNext())
{
var record = csv.Current;
Console.WriteLine("First Column: {0}; Number of Fields: {1}", record[0], record.FieldCount);
}
}- Dynamic Mapping:
Suppose we have a space-separated table as the following:
Id Name Birthday
1 Alice 2001-02-14
2 Bob 1997-06-05
3 Charlie 1999-12-15
4 Dave 2005-10-30
So we can define a class like this:
public class Person
{
[Column("Id")]
public long ID { get; set; }
[Column("Name")]
public string Name { get; set; }
[Column("Birthday")]
public DateTime Birthday { get; set; }
}Now, we can read the text file.
using (var table = new SpaceSeparatedTableReader(@"X:\Path\TO\Table.txt"))
{
// Notify the reader that the first line is the header.
table.HandleHeaderRow();
// LINQ is available.
var query = from person in table.ReadToEnd<Person>()
where person.Birthday < new DateTime(2000, 01, 01)
select person;
foreach (var person in query)
{
Console.WriteLine(person.Name);
}
}
