CsvStreamToDictionary Method

Read a CSV Stream and return a dictionary with the keys as the header names. By default header column name spaces are removed. See RemoveColumnNameSpaces.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
C++/CLI

Public Function CsvStreamToDictionary( _
   ByVal stream As Stream _
) As List(Of Dictionary(Of String,String))

Dim instance As CsvReader
Dim stream As Stream
Dim value As List(Of Dictionary(Of String,String))
 
value = instance.CsvStreamToDictionary(stream)

public List<Dictionary<string,string>> CsvStreamToDictionary( 
   Stream stream
)

public:
List<Dictionary<String^,String^>^>^ CsvStreamToDictionary( 
   Stream^ stream
)

Parameters

stream: A stream to read

Return Value

A dictionary list

Example

CsvReader csvReader = new CsvReader(); //Trial Mode
//CsvReader csvReader = new CsvReader("place user name here", "place license key here"); //License Mode
 
//Create a test file
string filePath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "testReader.csv");
File.WriteAllText(filePath,"Name,Birthdate\r\nJohn,5/30/2013");
 
List<Dictionary<string, string>> results;
 
using (FileStream stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    results = csvReader.CsvStreamToDictionary(stream);
}
 
Console.WriteLine(results[0]["Name"]);

VB.NET

Dim csvReader As New CsvReader() 'Trial Mode
'Dim csvReader As New CsvReader("place user name here", "place license key here") 'License Mode
 
'Create a test file
Dim filePath As String = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "testReader.csv")
File.WriteAllText(filePath,"Name,Birthdate" & vbCrLf & "John,5/30/2013")
 
Dim results As List(Of Dictionary(Of String, String))
 
Using stream As New FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)
    results = csvReader.CsvStreamToDictionary(stream)
End Using
 
Console.WriteLine(results(0)("Name"))

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

CsvReader Class
CsvReader Members