CsvFileToDictionary Method

Read a CSV File 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 CsvFileToDictionary( _
   ByVal filePath As String _
) As List(Of Dictionary(Of String,String))

Dim instance As CsvReader
Dim filePath As String
Dim value As List(Of Dictionary(Of String,String))
 
value = instance.CsvFileToDictionary(filePath)

public List<Dictionary<string,string>> CsvFileToDictionary( 
   string filePath
)

public:
List<Dictionary<String^,String^>^>^ CsvFileToDictionary( 
   String^ filePath
)

Parameters

filePath: The fully qualified file path

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 = csvReader.CsvFileToDictionary(filePath);
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)) = csvReader.CsvFileToDictionary(filePath)
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