TextFieldParser.ReadToEnd Method
Reads the remainder of the text file and returns it as a string.
' Usage
Dim value As String = TextFieldParserObject.ReadToEnd()
' Declaration
Public Function ReadToEnd() As String
Return Value
String.
Remarks
This is an advanced member; it does not show in IntelliSense unless you click the All tab.
If there is nothing more to read because the end of the file has been reached, Nothing is returned.
The ReadToEnd method does not ignore blank lines and comments.
Example
This example uses the ReadToEnd method to read the entire file ParserText.txt and write it to the file Testfile.txt.
Using FileReader As New _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt")
Dim allText As String = FileReader.ReadToEnd
My.Computer.FileSystem.WriteAllText("C://testfile.txt", allText, True)
End Using
If Testfile.txt does not exist, it is created by the WriteAllText method.
Requirements
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO
Class: TextFieldParser
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
Permissions
No permissions are required.
See Also
Reference
TextFieldParser Object
TextFieldParser.ReadFields Method
TextFieldParser.ReadLine Method
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser.ReadToEnd