Reading data from a CSV to an array of arrays (C#)

Question

I have the CSV file opened, but I can\'t figure out how to put the resultant array from splitting the line into another array. I have the following code currently, hopefully it

Answer 1

You need to initialize your array, to do that you need to know how many lines in there.

Instead of reading line by line you can do:

string[][] FP_GamesArray = File.ReadLines("path")
                          .Select(line => line.Split(','))
                          .ToArray();

Or altenatively, you can start with a List, use it's add method, then convert it to an array after the reading is finished, like below:

List lines = new List();
while (!file.EndOfStream)
{
     string line = file.ReadLine();
     if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line))
     {
         lines.Add(line.Split(',');   
     }
}

string[][] FP_GamesArray = lines.ToArray();