Read a specific column from a csv file in C#

Question

I have a simple 3 column csv file and i need to exctract only the information from the first column. I was thinking of regular expressions, but i am hoping there is an easier mo

Answer 1

If you want to extract that data into a class object, CsvHelper (a library I maintain) is a good option.

var csv = new CsvHelper( File.OpenRead( "file.csv" ) );
var myCustomObjects = csv.Reader.GetRecords();