Enum Converter

When you have a string field in your files that can be better handled if you map it to an enum.

Input.txt

ALFKI|Alfreds Futterkiste|Maria Anders|SalesRepresentative
ANATR|Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados|Ana Trujillo|Owner
FRANR|France restauration|Carine Schmitt|MarketingManager
ANTON|Antonio Moreno Taquería|Antonio Moreno|Owner

CustomerTitle.cs

public enum CustomerTitle
{
    Owner,
    SalesRepresentative,
    MarketingManager
}

Customers with Enum.cs

[DelimitedRecord("|")]
public class Customer
{
    public string CustomerID;
    public string CompanyName;
    public string ContactName;
    
    // Notice last feild is our enumerator
    public CustomerTitle ContactTitle;
}

RunEngine.cs

public override void Run()
{
    var engine = new DelimitedFileEngine<Customer>();

    //  Read input records, enumeration automatically converted
    Customer[] customers = engine.ReadFile("Input.txt");

    foreach (var cust in customers)
        Console.WriteLine("Customer name {0} is a {1}", cust.ContactName, cust.ContactTitle);
}

Console

Customer name Maria Anders is a SalesRepresentative
Customer name Ana Trujillo is a Owner
Customer name Carine Schmitt is a MarketingManager
Customer name Antonio Moreno is a Owner