CsvStringToDataTable Method

Read a CSV string into a DataTable. There must be a header row and the column names must be alpha numeric.

Syntax

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

Public Function CsvStringToDataTable( _
   ByVal csvString As String _
) As DataTable

Dim instance As CsvReader
Dim csvString As String
Dim value As DataTable
 
value = instance.CsvStringToDataTable(csvString)

public DataTable CsvStringToDataTable( 
   string csvString
)

public:
DataTable^ CsvStringToDataTable( 
   String^ csvString
)

Parameters

csvString: A CSV String

Example

CsvReader csvReader = new CsvReader(); //Trial Mode
//CsvReader csvReader = new CsvReader("place user name here", "place license key here"); //License Mode            
 
string csvString = "FirstName,LastName\r\nJohn,Smith";
 
DataTable results = csvReader.CsvStringToDataTable(csvString);

VB.NET

Dim csvReader As New CsvReader() 'Trial Mode
'Dim csvReader As New CsvReader("place user name here", "place license key here") 'License Mode            
 
Dim csvString As String = "FirstName,LastName" & vbCrLf & "John,Smith"
 
Dim results As DataTable = csvReader.CsvStringToDataTable(csvString)

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