CSV to object model mapping

Question

I have a CSV file that I want to read into a List. Here\'s an example file:

Plant,Material,\"Density, Lb/ft3\",Storage Location
FRED,10000477,64.3008,3300
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Answer 1

It doesn't use LINQ but CsvHelper is a simple method to implement CSV parsing to a .NET object:

using (TextReader txt = new StreamReader(filename))
{
    using (var csv = new CsvReader(txt))
    {
        var records = csv.GetRecords();
        return records.ToList();
    }
}