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C# | Read text from a file: In this tutorial, we will learn how to read text from a file using C# program?
Submitted by IncludeHelp, on October 28, 2017 [Last updated : March 23, 2023]
Reading text from a file in C#
To read text from a file in C#, we can simply use File.ReadAllText() which is a static method of File class.
Syntax:
string File.ReadAllText(path);
Where, path is the filename with it's location or file path.
C# program to read text from a file
using System;
// We need to include this namespace
// for file handling
using System.IO;
namespace ConsoleApplication1 {
class Program {
static void Main() {
string s;
s = File.ReadAllText("ABC.TXT");
Console.WriteLine("Content of file :\n" + s);
}
}
}
Output
Content of file :
Hello , This is a sample program for writing text into file.
Explanation
In the above program, we need to remember, when we use "File" class, System.IO namespace must be included in the program.
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