TxtCsvHelper 1.0.1

TxtCsvHelper

TxtCsvHelper is a library to assist in parsing CSV, or any other form of delimited files. You can fill models, fill dynamics, or simply get a list of fields by line.

Installation

Use the package manager console to install TxtCsvHelper.

Install-Package TxtCsvHelper -Version 1.1.0

Usage

using TxtCsvHelper;

//To return an IEnumerable<T>
//Deserialize<T> can take a Stream, FileStream, MemoryStream or a string
//Followed by 3 optional parameters: the delimiter character (will default to a comma)
//A bool if there is a header line (will default to true)
//A bool if there are spaces between delimiters and fields (will default to false)

var models = Parser.Deserialize<Name>(postedFile.OpenReadStream(), ',', true, false);

//To return an IEnumerable of type dynamic
//Deserialize can take a Stream, FileStream, MemoryStream or a string
//Followed by 2 optional parameters: the delimiter character (will default to a comma)
//A bool if there are spaces between delimiters and fields (will default to false)

var models = Parser.Deserialize(postedFile.OpenReadStream(), ',', false);

//To return an IEnumerable<string> for each //line
//SplitLine takes a Line of delimited fields
//Followed by 2 optional parameters: the //delimiter character (will default to a comma)
//A bool if there are spaces between delimiters //and fields (will default to false)

(using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(postedFile.OpenReadStream()))
{
while(sr.Peek() >= 0)
var substrings = Parser.Splitline(sr.Readline())
//do something with the strings
}

//If no header exists, you may declare the index of the field in the model with [SetIndex()]
//simply put the index starting with 0 inside the parentheses

using TxtCsvHelper;
public class Name
    {
        [SetIndex(1)]
        public string LastName { get; set; }
        [SetIndex(0)]
        public string FirstName { get; set; }
        [SetIndex(2)]
        public string MiddleName { get; set; }
        [SetIndex(3)]
        public int Age { get; set; }
    }