How to read file (Metro/WinRT)

Question

I\'m quite astounded by the apparent complexity of this seemingly simple task. I know that I have to use the StorageFile class, and I\'ve found this example, bu

Answer 1

This web page might be helpful: http://blog.jerrynixon.com/2012/06/windows-8-how-to-read-files-in-winrt.html

Relevant code:

public string CurrentFileBuffer
{
    get; private set;
}

public async void ReadTextFile(string Path)
{
    var folder = Package.Current.InstalledLocation;
    var file = await folder.GetFileAsync(Path);
    var read = await FileIO.ReadTextAsync(file);
    CurrentFileBuffer = read;
}

Answer 2

You can use the FileIO class like so.

public async void Read(IStorageFile file)
{
    var lines = await FileIO.ReadLinesAsync(file);

}

Answer 3

Windows.Storage.FileIO has a bunch of helper/utility methods that do the job in a single line of code rather than using StorageIO interfaces and classes.

e.g.

ReadLineAsync()
ReadTextAsync()
WriteLineAsync()
WriteTextAsync()

Answer 4

You can get your file by using this:

StorageFile file3 = await StorageFile.GetFileFromPathAsync(@"C:\myFile.txt");