CsvFileToStringList Method

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

Public Function CsvFileToStringList( _
   ByVal filePath As String _
) As List(Of List(Of String))

Dim instance As CsvReader
Dim filePath As String
Dim value As List(Of List(Of String))
 
value = instance.CsvFileToStringList(filePath)

public List<List<string>> CsvFileToStringList( 
   string filePath
)

public:
List<List<String^>^>^ CsvFileToStringList( 
   String^ filePath
)

Parameters

filePath: A fully qualified file path

Return Value

A list of list strings

C#

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<List<string>> results = csvReader.CsvFileToStringList(filePath);
 
//Write out the first column name in the header
Console.WriteLine(results[0][0]);
 
//Write out the first column value in the first row
Console.WriteLine(results[1][0]);

VB.NET

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
 
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 List(Of String)) = csvReader.CsvFileToStringList(filePath)
 
'Write out the first column name in the header
Console.WriteLine(results(0)(0))
 
'Write out the first column value in the first row
Console.WriteLine(results(1)(0))

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