BigFileSorter Class |
This class help to sort really big files using the External Sorting algorithm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_sorting
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: FileHelpers
Assembly: FileHelpers (in FileHelpers.dll) Version: 3.2.6
SyntaxThe BigFileSorter type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
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 | BigFileSorter |
Create a big file sorter with the minimum buffer size
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| BigFileSorter(ComparisonString) |
Create a big file sorter using comparison operator
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| BigFileSorter(Int32) |
Create a big file sorter using the block size
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| BigFileSorter(Encoding) |
Create a big file sorter using and encoding
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| BigFileSorter(ComparisonString, Int32) |
Create a big file sorter with a comparison operator and block size
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| BigFileSorter(ComparisonString, Encoding, Int32) |
Create a bug file sorter
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Properties| Name | Description | |
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 | BlockFileSizeInBytes |
The Size of each block that will be sorted in memory which are
later merged together
(Inherited from BigFileSorterT.) |
| DeleteTempFiles |
Indicates if the temporary files will be deleted (True by default)
(Inherited from BigFileSorterT.) |
| Encoding | The Encoding used to read and write the files (Inherited from BigFileSorterT.) |
| RunGcCollectForEachPart | Indicates if the Sorter run a GC.Collect() after sort and write each part. Default is true. (Inherited from BigFileSorterT.) |
| TempDirectory |
The directory for the temp files (by the default the same directory
as sourceFile)
(Inherited from BigFileSorterT.) |
Methods| Name | Description | |
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| Sort |
Sort a file from one filename to another filename
(Inherited from BigFileSorterT.) |
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