TextFieldParser.TextFieldType Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Source:

TextFieldParser.vb

Indicates whether the file to be parsed is delimited or fixed-width.

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualBasic::FileIO::FieldType TextFieldType { Microsoft::VisualBasic::FileIO::FieldType get(); void set(Microsoft::VisualBasic::FileIO::FieldType value); };

public Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType TextFieldType { get; set; }

member this.TextFieldType : Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType with get, set

Public Property TextFieldType As FieldType

Property Value

FieldType

A TextFieldType value that indicates whether the file to be parsed is delimited or fixed-width.

Examples

This example creates a TextFieldParser, FileReader, and specifies that it is delimited.

Using FileReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.
    TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt")

    FileReader.TextFieldType = 
        Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
    FileReader.SetDelimiters(",")
End Using

This example creates a TextFieldParser, FileReader, and specifies that it is fixed-width.

Using FileReader As New Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.
    TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt")

    FileReader.TextFieldType = 
        Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.FixedWidth
    FileReader.FieldWidths = New Integer() {5, 10, 11, -1}
End Using

Remarks

The default value of this property is delimited.

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the TextFieldType property.

To	See
Read from a delimited text file	How to: Read From Comma-Delimited Text Files
Read from a fixed-width text file	How to: Read From Fixed-width Text Files
Read from a text file with multiple formats	How to: Read From Text Files with Multiple Formats

See also

• OpenTextFieldParser(String)
• FieldType
• Objects (Visual Basic)
• Parsing Text Files with the TextFieldParser Object
• How to: Read From a Comma-Delimited Text File in Visual Basic
• How to: Read From a Fixed-width Text File in Visual Basic
• How to: Read From a Text File with Multiple Formats in Visual Basic
• Troubleshooting Exceptions: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser.MalformedLineException