How to Read Text/XML File into StringBuilder in ASP.NET

If you need to do some manipulation to your text/xml file then you could read the text from the file into the StringBuilder object.

You can use the StreamReader object to do this, and it is simple. Here's how:

Imports System.Text
Imports System.IO
 
Partial Class _Default
    Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
 
 
    Public Sub New()
        'Read text file or xml file into the string builder object
 
        Dim filePath As String = Server.MapPath("~/") & "smithc.xml"
        Dim resultsBuilder As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()
        'Dim sbSmith As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder
        Dim sReader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(filePath)
        Dim line As String
 
        Do
            line = sReader.ReadLine()
            resultsBuilder.Append(line)
        Loop Until line Is Nothing
        sReader.Close()
 
        Response.ContentType = "text/xml"
        Response.Write(resultsBuilder.ToString())
    End Sub
End Class

Comments (3)

|84.48.236.xxx |2011-06-06 14:26:37 Angre Hassan - Import text document to stringbuilder object the e

If you need to read a text document into a stringbuilder object, Stringstrong is a convenient utility. It is free to try, and not expensive to buy. I use String strong to prototyping .aspx and also for making text rich dialogs in VB. :D

|123.238.29.xxx |2011-09-12 07:39:07 Zishanali Tailor - Suggestion

Hello. this is a rubbish solution

|SAdministrator |2011-09-12 08:46:35 admin

Zizhanali - This solution works. Plain simple. If you have something better you are welcome to post it here.

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