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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() _
)

Parameters

  • delimiters
    Array of type String.

Exceptions

The following condition may cause an exception to be thrown.

Remarks

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.

Tasks

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

Example

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.

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

Concepts

Parsing Text Files with the TextFieldParser Object

Reference

TextFieldParser Object

SetDelimiters

TextFieldParser.SetFieldWidths Method