TextFieldParser.ReadToEnd Method
Definition
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Reads the remainder of the text file and returns it as a string.
public:
System::String ^ ReadToEnd();public string? ReadToEnd ();public string ReadToEnd ();member this.ReadToEnd : unit -> stringPublic Function ReadToEnd () As StringReturns
The remaining text from the file or stream.
Examples
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.
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.
