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Advanced: Multiple Delimiters
Write a file with different delimiters using the same record
CustomersVerticalBar.cs
/// <summary> Sample class that is delimited by | default </summary>
[DelimitedRecord("|")]
public class CustomersVerticalBar
{
public string CustomerID;
public string CompanyName;
public string ContactName;
public string ContactTitle;
public string Address;
public string City;
public string Country;
}
RunEngine.cs
var customers = CreateCustomers();
var engine = new DelimitedFileEngine<CustomersVerticalBar>(Encoding.UTF8);
// write out customers using a vertical bar delimiter (default)
engine.WriteFile("Out_Vertical.txt", customers);
// Change the delimiter to semicolon and write that out
engine.Options.Delimiter = ";";
engine.WriteFile("Out_SemiColon.txt", customers);
// Change the delimiter to a tab and write that out
engine.Options.Delimiter = "\t";
engine.WriteFile("Out_Tab.txt", customers);
Out_Vertical.txt
ALFKI|Alfreds Futterkiste|Maria Anders|Sales Representative|Obere Str. 57|Berlin|Germany
ANATR|Emparedados y Helados|Ana Trujillo|Owner|Avda. Constitución 2222|México D.F.|Mexico
ANTON|Antonio Moreno Taquería|Antonio Moreno|Owner|Mataderos 2312|México D.F.|Mexico
BERGS|Berglunds snabbköp|Christina Berglund|Administrator|Berguvsvägen 8|Luleå|Sweden
BLAUS|Blauer Delikatessen|Hanna Moos|Sales Rep|Forsterstr. 57|Mannheim|Germany
BOLID|Bólido Comidas preparadas|Martín Sommer|Owner|C/ Araquil, 67|Madrid|Spain
Out_SemiColon.txt
ALFKI;Alfreds Futterkiste;Maria Anders;Sales Representative;Obere Str. 57;Berlin;Germany
ANATR;Emparedados y Helados;Ana Trujillo;Owner;Avda. Constitución 2222;México D.F.;Mexico
ANTON;Antonio Moreno Taquería;Antonio Moreno;Owner;Mataderos 2312;México D.F.;Mexico
BERGS;Berglunds snabbköp;Christina Berglund;Administrator;Berguvsvägen 8;Luleå;Sweden
BLAUS;Blauer Delikatessen;Hanna Moos;Sales Rep;Forsterstr. 57;Mannheim;Germany
BOLID;Bólido Comidas preparadas;Martín Sommer;Owner;C/ Araquil, 67;Madrid;Spain
Out_Tab.txt
ALFKI Alfreds Futterkiste Maria Anders Sales Representative Obere Str. 57 Berlin Germany
ANATR Emparedados y Helados Ana Trujillo Owner Avda. Constitución 2222 México D.F. Mexico
ANTON Antonio Moreno Taquería Antonio Moreno Owner Mataderos 2312 México D.F. Mexico
BERGS Berglunds snabbköp Christina Berglund Administrator Berguvsvägen 8 Luleå Sweden
BLAUS Blauer Delikatessen Hanna Moos Sales Rep Forsterstr. 57 Mannheim Germany
BOLID Bólido Comidas preparadas Martín Sommer Owner C/ Araquil, 67 Madrid Spain