Reading CSV file and storing values into an array

Question

I am trying to read a *.csv-file.

The *.csv-file consist of two columns separated by semicolon (\";\").

I am able

Answer 1

Still wrong. You need to compensate for "" in quotes. Here is my solution Microsoft style csv.

               /// 

    /// Microsoft style csv file.  " is the quote character, "" is an escaped quote.
    /// 
    /// 
    /// 
    /// 
    /// 
    /// 
    public static List ReadCSVFileMSStyle(string fileName, char sepChar = ',', char quoteChar = '"')
    {
        List ret = new List();

        string[] csvRows = System.IO.File.ReadAllLines(fileName);

        foreach (string csvRow in csvRows)
        {
            bool inQuotes = false;
            List fields = new List();
            string field = "";
            for (int i = 0; i < csvRow.Length; i++)
            {
                if (inQuotes)
                {
                    // Is it a "" inside quoted area? (escaped litteral quote)
                    if(i < csvRow.Length - 1 && csvRow[i] == quoteChar && csvRow[i+1] == quoteChar)
                    {
                        i++;
                        field += quoteChar;
                    }
                    else if(csvRow[i] == quoteChar)
                    {
                        inQuotes = false;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        field += csvRow[i];
                    }
                }
                else // Not in quoted region
                {
                     if (csvRow[i] == quoteChar)
                    {
                        inQuotes = true;
                    }
                    if (csvRow[i] == sepChar)
                    {
                        fields.Add(field);
                        field = "";
                    }
                    else 
                    {
                        field += csvRow[i];
                    }
                }
            }
            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(field))
            {
                fields.Add(field);
                field = "";
            }
            ret.Add(fields.ToArray());
        }

        return ret;
    }
}