C#•2y ago

Reading lines on a text file help

how would you read the next line in a text fine? like say my text file had 5 lines of text, how would u read the first line and then move on to the next and read that?

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:27 PM

would you be using stream reader? could i see an example of this?

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:31 PM

Are you reading all the lines, or just some?

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:32 PM

If reading all, I'd probably use

string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines(...)

string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines(...)

PPobiega If reading all, I'd probably use `string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines(...)`

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:35 PM

i want to read one line at a time

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:35 PM

so first read the first line, check for a value, then move onto the second, check for another value that i need etc and so on

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:36 PM

then you'll need a reader

PPobiega then you'll need a reader

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:37 PM

i’m not sure how to do it

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:37 PM

could u possible show me how?

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:40 PM

var reader = File.OpenText("text.txt");

var x = reader.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine(x);

var y = reader.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine(y);

var reader = File.OpenText("text.txt");

var x = reader.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine(x);

var y = reader.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine(y);

PPobiega ```cs var reader = File.OpenText("text.txt"); var x = reader.ReadLine(); Consol...

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

ooo i see so this reads each line individually?

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

each time you call

ReadLine()

ReadLine()

it reads one line and returns it

PPobiega each time you call `ReadLine()` it reads one line and returns it

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

oh i see, why is var reader equal to blank?

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

wdym?

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

its not

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

ohh nvm oops

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

ok i see!

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:41 PM

ok thank you!!

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:42 PM

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:43 PM

ooo i see

EwanOP•1/15/24, 1:43 PM

ok this’ll help thanks a ton!

Pobiega•1/15/24, 1:43 PM

are you still doing the dog/owner thing?