c# read any file type to string code example

Example 1: c# read all text from a file

using (StreamReader streamReader = new StreamReader(path_name, Encoding.UTF8))
{
  contents = streamReader.ReadToEnd();
}

Example 2: c# read file store in String

using System;
using System.IO;
 
public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string fileName = @"C:\some\path\file.txt";
 
        string text = File.ReadAllText(fileName);
        Console.WriteLine(text);
    }
}