C# - Declaring output as a string

Question

I have some code that removes duplicate lines from a text file, it then outputs the result (text with no duplicates) to a file. How could I also declare this output as a string as well?

private static void RemoveDuplicate(string sourceFilePath, string destinationFilePath)
{
    var readLines = File.ReadAllLines(sourceFilePath, Encoding.Default);

    File.WriteAllLines(destinationFilePath, readLines.Distinct().ToArray(), Encoding.Default);
}

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-18 18:42:49Z

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You could have the method return a string value:

private static string RemoveDuplicate(string sourceFilePath, string destinationFilePath)
{
    var readLines = File.ReadAllLines(sourceFilePath, Encoding.Default);
    var result = readLines.Distinct().ToArray();
    File.WriteAllLines(destinationFilePath, result, Encoding.Default);
    return string.Join(Environment.NewLine, result);
}

and then:

string result = RemoveDuplicate("source.txt", "dest.txt");

answered Jun 18, 2011 at 18:42

Darin Dimitrov

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Adithya Surampudi Over a year ago

Isnt result an array? than a string

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

@BrokenGlass and @Adithya Surampudi, yes, I have just realized that and fixed my answer.

James Over a year ago

If I wanted to use this string in another method how could I declare it?

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

@James, I showed in my answer: string result = RemoveDuplicate("source.txt", "dest.txt");.

Adithya Surampudi · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-18 18:45:34Z

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String should be returned, not string array so,use String.join, you can use your own delimiter to seperate lines, i used comma, you could use a new line.

private static string RemoveDuplicate(string sourceFilePath, string destinationFilePath)
{
var readLines = File.ReadAllLines(sourceFilePath, Encoding.Default);
var result = readLines.Distinct().ToArray();
string resultString =  String.Join(",",ids);
File.WriteAllLines(destinationFilePath, result, Encoding.Default);
return resultString;
}

answered Jun 18, 2011 at 18:45

Adithya Surampudi

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