Textfile snippets category

These snippets are intended to help managing plain text files.

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• .vb files contains the raw code that can be copied then pasted in any project.
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TextFieldParser Example

Example for beginners, to read a CSV file using "TextFieldParser" Class

Textfile Stream

Reads and manages the contents of a textfile. It encapsulates an underliying "FileStream" to access the file.

Public Members Summary

• Child Classes

  • TextfileStream.TexfileLines : Inherits List(Of String)

• Properties

  • TextfileStream.Filepath As String
  • TextfileStream.Encoding As Encoding
  • TextfileStream.Lines As TexfileLines
  • TextfileStream.Fs As FileStream
  • TextfileStream.FileHandle As Win32.SafeHandles.SafeFileHandle
  • TextfileStream.TexfileLines.CountBlank() As Integer
  • TextfileStream.TexfileLines.CountNonBlank() As Integer

• Functions

• TextfileStream.ToString() As String

• Methods

• TextfileStream.Lock()

• TextfileStream.Unlock()

• TextfileStream.Close()

• TextfileStream.Dispose()

• TextfileStream.Save(Opt: Encoding)

• TextfileStream.Save(String, Encoding)

• TextfileStream.TexfileLines.Randomize() As IEnumerable(Of String)

• TextfileStream.TexfileLines.RemoveAt(IEnumerable(Of Integer)) As IEnumerable(Of String)

• TextfileStream.TexfileLines.Trim(Opt: Char()) As IEnumerable(Of String)

• TextfileStream.TexfileLines.TrimStart(Opt: Char()) As IEnumerable(Of String)

• TextfileStream.TexfileLines.TrimEnd(Opt: Char()) As IEnumerable(Of String)

• Constructors

• TextfileStream.New(String, Opt: Encoding)

#Textfile Util Contains related text-file utilities.

Public Members Summary

• Functions

  • TextfileUtil.Contains(String, String, IEqualityComparer(Of String), Encoding) As Boolean
  • TextfileUtil.CountAllLines(String, Opt: Encoding) As Integer
  • TextfileUtil.CountBlankLines(String, Opt: Encoding) As Integer
  • TextfileUtil.CountNonBlankLines(String, Opt: Encoding) As Integer
  • TextfileUtil.GetEncoding(String) As Encoding
  • TextfileUtil.GetLine(String, Integer, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As String
  • TextfileUtil.GetLines(String, Integer(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.InsertLine(String, Integer, String(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.InsertLine(String, Integer, String, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Randomize(String, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.RemoveLine(String, Integer, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.RemoveLines(String, Integer(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLine(String, Integer, String(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLine(String, Integer, String, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLines(String, Integer(), String(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLines(String, Integer(), String, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Reverse(String, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.SkipLines(String, Integer, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Sort(String, ListSortDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.SortBy(Of T)(String, ListSortDirection, Func(Of String, T), Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Split(String, Char(), Opt: StringSplitOptions, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Split(String, Char, Opt: StringSplitOptions, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Split(String, String(), Opt: StringSplitOptions, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Split(String, String, Opt: StringSplitOptions, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.SplitByLines(String, Integer, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of IEnumerable(Of String))
  • TextfileUtil.TakeLines(String, Integer, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.Trim(String, Opt: Char(), Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.TrimEnd(String, Opt: Char(), Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)
  • TextfileUtil.TrimStart(String, Opt: Char(), Opt: Encoding) As IEnumerable(Of String)

• Methods

  • TextfileUtil.InsertLine(String, String, Integer, String(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.InsertLine(String, String, Integer, String, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.Randomize(String, String, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.RemoveLine(String, String, Integer, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.RemoveLines(String, String, Integer(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLine(String, String, Integer, String(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLine(String, String, Integer, String, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLines(String, String, Integer(), String(), TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.ReplaceLines(String, String, Integer(), String, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.Reverse(String, String, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.SkipLines(String, String, Integer, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.Sort(String, String, ListSortDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.SortBy(Of T)(String, String, ListSortDirection, Func(Of String, T), Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.TakeLines(String, String, Integer, TextfileUtil.TextDirection, Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.Trim(String, String, Opt: Char(), Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.TrimEnd(String, String, Opt: Char(), Opt: Encoding)
  • TextfileUtil.TrimStart(String, String, Opt: Char(), Opt: Encoding)