how to connect a text file to c sharp code example

Example 1: c sharp how to read a text file

// To save the text as one string use 'ReadAllText()'
string text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(@"C:\filepath\file.txt");
// To save each line seperately in an array use 'ReadAllLines()'
string[] lines = System.IO.File.ReadAllLines(@"C:\filepath\file.txt");

Example 2: c# open text file

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;

class Test
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        string path = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt";

        if (!File.Exists(path))
        {
            // Create the file.
            using (FileStream fs = File.Create(path))
            {
                Byte[] info =
                    new UTF8Encoding(true).GetBytes("This is some text in the file.");

                // Add some information to the file.
                fs.Write(info, 0, info.Length);
            }
        }

        // Open the stream and read it back.
        using (StreamReader sr = File.OpenText(path))
        {
            string s = "";
            while ((s = sr.ReadLine()) != null)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(s);
            }
        }
    }
}

Example 3: how to not overwrite a text file in c#

StreamWriter SW = new StreamWriter("Filename.txt", true);