TextFieldParser.SetDelimiters Method

Sets the delimiters for the reader to the specified values, and sets the field type to Delimited.

' Usage
TextFieldParserObject.SetDelimiters(delimiters)
' Declaration
Public Sub SetDelimiters( _
   ByVal delimiters As String() _
)

Exceptions

The following condition may cause an exception to be thrown.

The existing contents of the Delimiters property are cleared when this method is set.

This method provides a way to set delimiters without creating an array.

The following table lists an example of a task involving the SetDelimiters method.

To	See
Parse a text file	Parsing Text Files with the TextFieldParser Object

This example opens a text field parser and defines the delimiter as vbTab.

Using FileReader As New _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser("C:\logs\test.log")
    FileReader.SetDelimiters(vbTab)
End Using

Replace the path C:\logs\test.log with the path and name of the file you wish to parse.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO

Class: TextFieldParser

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

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