❔ How to sort files

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Denis•3/1/23, 7:19 AM

Here's one approach

D

Denis•3/1/23, 7:21 AM

You create class representing one line of your text file, e.g.:

public class Entry
{
  public string Name { get; }
  public string Address { get; }

  public Entry(string name, string address)
  {
    Name = name;
    Address = address;
  }
}

public class Entry
{
  public string Name { get; }
  public string Address { get; }

  public Entry(string name, string address)
  {
    Name = name;
    Address = address;
  }
}

public class Entry
{
  public string Name { get; }
  public string Address { get; }

  public Entry(string name, string address)
  {
    Name = name;
    Address = address;
  }
}

public class Entry
{
  public string Name { get; }
  public string Address { get; }

  public Entry(string name, string address)
  {
    Name = name;
    Address = address;
  }
}

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Denis•3/1/23, 7:21 AM

Then, you read your text file line by line

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Denis•3/1/23, 7:22 AM

And parse (extract data from something to, e.g., a data structure - a class) each line into the

Entry

Entry

Entry

Entry class

D

Denis•3/1/23, 7:22 AM

The key part is to figure out the exact format of your text file lines

D

Denis•3/1/23, 7:23 AM

I can see that the values are delimited by four spaces. Is this consistent? Or is the file using tabs instead?

D

Denis•3/1/23, 7:25 AM

You either use a RegEx to extract values, or use C#'s string splitting method to divide the line of text into three parts.

D

Denis•3/1/23, 7:25 AM

Once you've done all of that, you can sort your collection of

Entry

Entry

Entry

Entry objects however you want

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Accord•3/2/23, 7:38 AM

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