TextFieldParser.ReadFields Method
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in microsoft.visualbasic.dll)
For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic TextFieldParser.ReadFields Method.
In order to allow users to parse text files in multiple formats, the ReadFields method examines the values of TextFieldType, Delimiters, and FieldWidths, if they are specified, each time it is called. Users need to correctly configure the TextFieldType and FieldWidths or Delimiters properties, as appropriate. If TextFieldType is set to Delimited, and Delimiters is not set, or if TextFieldType is set to FixedWidth and FieldWidths, an exception is thrown.
If ReadFields encounters blank lines, they are skipped and the next non-blank line is returned.
The following table lists examples of tasks involving the ReadFields method.
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Read from a delimited file | How to: Read From Comma-Delimited Text Files in Visual Basic |
| Read from a fixed-width file |
This example uses the ReadFields method to read from the file ParserText.txt and write the fields to Testfile.txt.
Using MyReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt") MyReader.TextFieldType = Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.Delimited MyReader.Delimiters = New String() {","} Dim currentRow As String() While Not MyReader.EndOfData Try currentRow = MyReader.ReadFields() For Each currentField As String In currentRow My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText _ ("C://testfile.txt", currentField, True) Next Catch ex As Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.MalformedLineException MsgBox("Line " & ex.Message & " is invalid. Skipping") End Try End While End Using
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Reference
TextFieldParser ClassTextFieldParser Members
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO Namespace
TextFieldParser.ReadFields
Other Resources
TextFieldParser.ReadFields MethodTextFieldParser Object
TextFieldParser.TextFieldType Property
TextFieldParser.FieldWidths Property
TextFieldParser.Delimiters Property
How to: Read From Comma-Delimited Text Files in Visual Basic
How to: Read From Fixed-width Text Files in Visual Basic
How to: Read From Text Files with Multiple Formats in Visual Basic
Parsing Text Files with the TextFieldParser Object
TextFieldParser.ReadLine Method