Read Csv using LINQ

Question

I am having a csv file like this

A, 22, 23, 12
B, 32, 4, 33
C, 34, 3 ,33

I want to print the sum and average of each row and skip the first

Answer 1

var stuff = from l in File.ReadAllLines(filename)
            let x = l.Split(new [] {',', ' '}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                     .Skip(1)
                     .Select(s => int.Parse(s))
            select new
            {
                Sum = x.Sum(),
                Average = x.Average()
            };

If you're reading big files and memory use is a concern, then the following will work better using .NET 4:

var stuff = from l in File.ReadLines(filename)
            let x = l.Split(new [] {',', ' '}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                     .Skip(1)
                     .Select(s => int.Parse(s))
            select new
            {
                Sum = x.Sum(),
                Average = x.Average()
            };

In both cases, the stuff variable contains an enumerable which won't actually be executed until you start reading from it (e.g. inside a foreach loop).

Answer 2

Hi you are looking for something like this

  var rows = new List<string> {"A, 22, 23, 12", "B, 32, 4, 33", "C, 34, 3 ,33"};
     foreach (var row in rows) {
            var sum = row.Split(',').Skip(1).Sum(x => Convert.ToInt32(x));
            var avg = row.Split(',').Skip(1).Average(x => Convert.ToInt32(x));
     }

Answer 3

I just have discovered LinqToCsv library, it do all the parsing stuff and then you can query objects like collections and it supports deferred reading:

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/25133/LINQ-to-CSV-library