TextFieldParser.TextFieldType Property 

Indicates whether the file to be parsed is delimited or fixed-width.

' Usage
Dim value As FieldType = TextFieldParserObject.TextFieldType
' Declaration
Public Property TextFieldType As FieldType

Return Value

TextFieldType.

Remarks

The default value of this property is delimited.

Tasks

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the TextFieldType property.

Example

This example creates a TextFieldParser, FileReader, and specifies that it is delimited.

Using FileReader As New _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt")
    FileReader.TextFieldType = _
    Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
    FileReader.SetDelimiters(",")
End Using

This example creates a TextFieldParser, FileReader, and specifies that it is fixed-width.

Using FileReader As New _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser("C:\ParserText.txt")
    FileReader.TextFieldType = _
    Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.FixedWidth
    FileReader.FieldWidths = New Integer() {5, 10, 11, -1}
End Using

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO

Class: TextFieldParser

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

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Read From Comma-Delimited Text Files in Visual Basic
How to: Read From Fixed-width Text Files in Visual Basic
How to: Read From Text Files with Multiple Formats in Visual Basic
Troubleshooting Exceptions: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.TextFieldParser.MalformedLineException

Reference

TextFieldParser Object
FieldType Enumeration
FieldType Enumeration
TextFieldParser

Concepts

Parsing Text Files with the TextFieldParser Object