Re: C# Read from text file - C# Discussion Boards

23-Dec-16 21:16

This is one part of text file:
["Koje ostrvo od Italije razdvaja Ligursko more.?",2,"Sicilija","Korzika","Sardinija","Kapri"]
["Agrostologija je nauka o ?",1,"travama","tabletama","konjima","zvezdama"]
["Sin rimskog cara Klaudija i Mesaline zvao se:",2,"Germanik","Britanik","Italik","Hispanik"]
["Šta je ofuro",1,"Japanski običaj","Kineske patike","Otkrivanje","Nemački izraz"]
["Bombardon je:",1,"muzički instrument","veliki top","vrsta aviona","vrsta slatkiša"]
["Koji filozof je rekao \"Sve teče\"?",2,"Pitagora","Heraklit","Aristotel","Sokrat"]

I want to get text from text file between [ and ?
I tried this commands but it doesn't work:

List<string> questions = File.ReadLines(path)
                                       .Where(x => x.StartsWith("[") &&
                                                   x.EndsWith("?"))
                                       .ToList();

            foreach (string x in questions)
            {
                listBox1.Items.Add(x);
            }

Michael_Davies23-Dec-16 21:29

Michael_Davies

23-Dec-16 21:29

x does not endwith ? it contains ?

OriginalGriff23-Dec-16 21:34

23-Dec-16 21:34

Look at each line, and use IndexOf and Substring:

string s = @"[""Koje ostrvo od Italije razdvaja Ligursko more.?"",2,""Sicilija"",""Korzika"",""Sardinija"",""Kapri""]";
int start = s.IndexOf('[') + 1;
int end = s.IndexOf('?');
string bitInTheMiddle = s.Substring(start, end - start);

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Pavlex423-Dec-16 21:40

23-Dec-16 21:40

How to do that for all lines?

Midi_Mick23-Dec-16 21:41

Midi_Mick

23-Dec-16 21:41

StartsWith and EndsWith perform no operations on the strings themselves - they are simply boolean methods that return true or false based on what the string Starts or Ends with - so your code will return no results.

Instead, you need to perform a "Select", and extract the part of the string you require. Two possible methods come to mind immediately:

File.ReadLines(path).Select(x=>x.SubString(1, x.IndexOf("?")-1).ToList();

File.ReadLines(path).Select(x=>x.Split(new char[]{'[','?'}, StringSplitOption.RemoveEmptyEntries)[0]).ToList();

You could also look at using Regex, but I think it might be a bit of overkill for this case.

Cheers,

Mick
------------------------------------------------
It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.

Pavlex423-Dec-16 21:53

23-Dec-16 21:53

It's working:

List<string> questions = File.ReadLines(path)
                                       .Select(x => x.Split(new char[] { '[', '?' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)[0]).ToList();
            foreach (var x in questions)
            {
                listBox2.Items.Add(x);
            }

How to take separatly: ,2,"Sicilija","Korzika","Sardinija","Kapri"
In first listbox to put answers: 2,1,1,1
In second listbox to put chioce1: Sicilija","travama","Germanik","Japanski običaj" and same for other three choices?

["Koje ostrvo od Italije razdvaja Ligursko more.?",2,"Sicilija","Korzika","Sardinija","Kapri"]
["Agrostologija je nauka o ?",1,"travama","tabletama","konjima","zvezdama"]
["Sin rimskog cara Klaudija i Mesaline zvao se:",2,"Germanik","Britanik","Italik","Hispanik"]
["Šta je ofuro",1,"Japanski običaj","Kineske patike","Otkrivanje","Nemački izraz"]
["Bombardon je:",1,"muzički instrument","veliki top","vrsta aviona","vrsta slatkiša"]
["Koji filozof je rekao \"Sve teče\"?",2,"Pitagora","Heraklit","Aristotel","Sokrat"]

Midi_Mick23-Dec-16 22:09

Midi_Mick

23-Dec-16 22:09

How about you give it a go using the techniques I just showed you? There is enough there to do that. Also, look up the methods I demonstrated on MSDN - that'll give you added info on how it all works. We're not here to do it all for you - hopefully pointing you in the right direction will have you learning.

Cheers,

Mick
------------------------------------------------
It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.

OriginalGriff23-Dec-16 22:56

23-Dec-16 22:56

Check out his previous questions - he doesn't seem to want to learn. Sigh | :sigh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Dave Kreskowiak24-Dec-16 4:38

Dave Kreskowiak

24-Dec-16 4:38

Now that you've completely changed your requirement, it's time you started reading the documentation on these methods and started experimenting on your own on how they work.

You're trying to learn by constantly asking questions that are easy to find the answers to and copying and pasting code you find on the internet. You're not making an effort to understand the code you're using. You have to start creating small programs that test the methods you're trying to use so you can see how they work. You also have to get to know how to use the debugger. It's there to debug YOU and better you're understanding of how your code works.

A guide to posting questions on CodeProject

Click this: Asking questions is a skill.
Seriously, do it.

Dave Kreskowiak

C# Specified cast is not valid

Gerry Schmitz26-Dec-16 5:42

Gerry Schmitz

26-Dec-16 5:42

I think yours is an excellent example of "agile programming"; i.e. no planning, just "coding".

It is obvious the leading and trailing "[]" can be eliminated.

We then wind up with a "coma-delimited" file record; which can be split using string split (6 tokens).

Then it's just a question of testing the first token for an "?".

But, hey, as long as we come up with the "right answer", then it's all good. Right?

Pavlex422-Dec-16 20:48

22-Dec-16 20:48

Why do I get error when I click on button with image specified cast is not valid here: this.pokusaj[0] = (int)button.Tag;

switch (this.brojKlikova)
            {
                case 1:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[0].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[0] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[0].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[0] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;
                case 2:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[1].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[1] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[1].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[1] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;
                case 3:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[2].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[2] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[2].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[2] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;
                case 4:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[3].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[3] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[3].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[3] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;

This is full code:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using System.Threading;

namespace Slagalica
{
    public partial class Skocko : Form
    {
        private GroupBox groupBox1;

        private PictureBox pictureBox6;

        private PictureBox pictureBox5;

        private PictureBox pictureBox4;

        private PictureBox pictureBox3;

        private PictureBox pictureBox2;

        private PictureBox pictureBox1;

        private GroupBox groupBox8;

        private PictureBox pictureBox55;

        private PictureBox pictureBox56;

        private PictureBox pictureBox57;

        private PictureBox pictureBox58;

        private GroupBox groupBox9;

        private Label label1;

        private MenuStrip menuStrip1;

        private ToolStripMenuItem igraToolStripMenuItem;

        private GroupBox groupBox2;

        private PictureBox pictureBox47;

        private PictureBox pictureBox48;

        private PictureBox pictureBox49;

        private PictureBox pictureBox50;

        private PictureBox pictureBox51;

        private PictureBox pictureBox52;

        private PictureBox pictureBox53;

        private PictureBox pictureBox54;

        private PictureBox pictureBox39;

        private PictureBox pictureBox40;

        private PictureBox pictureBox41;

        private PictureBox pictureBox42;

        private PictureBox pictureBox43;

        private PictureBox pictureBox44;

        private PictureBox pictureBox45;

        private PictureBox pictureBox46;

        private PictureBox pictureBox31;

        private PictureBox pictureBox32;

        private PictureBox pictureBox33;

        private PictureBox pictureBox34;

        private PictureBox pictureBox35;

        private PictureBox pictureBox36;

        private PictureBox pictureBox37;

        private PictureBox pictureBox38;

        private PictureBox pictureBox23;

        private PictureBox pictureBox24;

        private PictureBox pictureBox25;

        private PictureBox pictureBox26;

        private PictureBox pictureBox27;

        private PictureBox pictureBox28;

        private PictureBox pictureBox29;

        private PictureBox pictureBox30;

        private PictureBox pictureBox15;

        private PictureBox pictureBox16;

        private PictureBox pictureBox17;

        private PictureBox pictureBox18;

        private PictureBox pictureBox19;

        private PictureBox pictureBox20;

        private PictureBox pictureBox21;

        private PictureBox pictureBox22;

        private PictureBox pictureBox11;

        private PictureBox pictureBox12;

        private PictureBox pictureBox13;

        private PictureBox pictureBox14;

        private PictureBox pictureBox10;

        private PictureBox pictureBox9;

        private PictureBox pictureBox8;

        private PictureBox pictureBox7;

        private ToolStripMenuItem prikaziTabeluToolStripMenuItem;

        private ToolStripMenuItem infoToolStripMenuItem;

        private ToolStripMenuItem vratiPotezToolStripMenuItem;

        private int brojKlikova = 0;

        private int brojPoena = 0;

        private bool pocetakIgre = true;

        private bool igraZavrsena = false;

        private int[] pokusaj;

        private SkockoClass skocko;

        public PictureBox[] trenutneKontrole;

        public PictureBox[] rezultatPokusajaKontrole;
        private Button button1;
        private Button button2;
        private Button button3;
        private Button button4;
        private Button button5;
        private Button button6;
        public int rbrPokusaja;

        public Skocko()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            int[] array = new int[4];
            this.pokusaj = array;
            this.skocko= null;
            this.trenutneKontrole = null;
            this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole = null;
            this.rbrPokusaja = 1;
            this.InitializeComponent();
            this.pictureBox1.Tag = 0;
            this.pictureBox2.Tag = 1;
            this.pictureBox3.Tag = 2;
            this.pictureBox4.Tag = 3;
            this.pictureBox5.Tag = 4;
            this.pictureBox6.Tag = 5;

            this.button1.Tag = 0;
            this.button2.Tag = 1;
            this.button3.Tag = 2;
            this.button4.Tag = 3;
            this.button5.Tag = 4;
            this.button6.Tag = 5;
        }
        private void SkloniSlike()
        {
            for (int i = 7; i < 59; i++)
            {
                Control[] array = base.Controls.Find("pictureBox" + i.ToString(), true);
                PictureBox pictureBox = array[0] as PictureBox;
                pictureBox.Image = null;
                Application.DoEvents();
                Thread.Sleep(3);
            }
        }

        private void PrikaziBodove()
        {
            this.label1.Text = this.brojPoena.ToString();
        }

        private void PrikaziRezultatPokusaja(PictureBox[] resPicBoxs, Bitmap[] resPictures)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < resPicBoxs.Length; i++)
            {
                resPicBoxs[i].Image = resPictures[i];
            }
        }

        private void igraToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!this.pocetakIgre && !this.igraZavrsena)
            {
                if (MessageBox.Show("Da li ste sigurni da zelite da pocnete novu partuju?\nBodovi ce biti smanjeni za 10 poena", "Info", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.No)
                {
                    return;
                }
                this.brojPoena -= 10;
                this.label1.Text = this.brojPoena.ToString();
            }
            this.skocko= new SkockoClass();
            this.brojKlikova = 0;
            this.rbrPokusaja = 1;
            if (!this.pocetakIgre)
            {
                this.SkloniSlike();
            }
            else
            {
                this.pocetakIgre = false;
            }
            this.igraZavrsena = false;
        }

        private void Form1_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void prikaziTabeluToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void infoToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

        }

        private void Form1_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Control && e.KeyCode == Keys.Z)
            {
                if (this.brojKlikova > 0 && this.brojKlikova < 4)
                {
                    this.brojKlikova--;
                    this.trenutneKontrole[this.brojKlikova].Image = null;
                }
            }
        }

        private void vratiPotezToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (this.brojKlikova > 0 && this.brojKlikova < 4)
            {
                this.brojKlikova--;
                this.trenutneKontrole[this.brojKlikova].Image = null;
            }
        }

        private void Command_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Button button = sender as Button;
            PictureBox pictureBox = sender as PictureBox;
            this.brojKlikova++;
            switch (this.rbrPokusaja)
            {
                case 1:
                    this.trenutneKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox7,
                    this.pictureBox8,
                    this.pictureBox9,
                    this.pictureBox10
                };
                    this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox11,
                    this.pictureBox12,
                    this.pictureBox13,
                    this.pictureBox14
                };
                    break;
                case 2:
                    this.trenutneKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox15,
                    this.pictureBox16,
                    this.pictureBox17,
                    this.pictureBox18
                    };
                    this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox19,
                    this.pictureBox20,
                    this.pictureBox21,
                    this.pictureBox22
                    };
                    break;
                case 3:
                    this.trenutneKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox23,
                    this.pictureBox24,
                    this.pictureBox25,
                    this.pictureBox26
                    };
                    this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox27,
                    this.pictureBox28,
                    this.pictureBox29,
                    this.pictureBox30
                    };
                    break;
                case 4:
                    this.trenutneKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox31,
                    this.pictureBox32,
                    this.pictureBox33,
                    this.pictureBox34
                    };
                    this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox35,
                    this.pictureBox36,
                    this.pictureBox37,
                    this.pictureBox38
                    };
                    break;
                case 5:
                    this.trenutneKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox39,
                    this.pictureBox40,
                    this.pictureBox41,
                    this.pictureBox42
                    };
                    this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox43,
                    this.pictureBox44,
                    this.pictureBox45,
                    this.pictureBox46
                    };
                    break;
                case 6:
                    this.trenutneKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox47,
                    this.pictureBox48,
                    this.pictureBox49,
                    this.pictureBox50
                    };
                    this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole = new PictureBox[]
                    {
                    this.pictureBox51,
                    this.pictureBox52,
                    this.pictureBox53,
                    this.pictureBox54
                    };
                    break;
            }
            switch (this.brojKlikova)
            {
                case 1:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[0].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[0] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[0].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[0] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;
                case 2:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[1].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[1] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[1].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[1] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;
                case 3:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[2].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[2] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[2].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[2] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;
                case 4:
                    {
                        //this.trenutneKontrole[3].Image = pictureBox.Image;
                        //this.pokusaj[3] = (int)pictureBox.Tag;

                        this.trenutneKontrole[3].Image = button.Image;
                        this.pokusaj[3] = (int)button.Tag;
                    }
                    break;
            }
            if (this.brojKlikova == 4)
            {
                this.brojKlikova = 0;
                this.PrikaziRezultatPokusaja(this.rezultatPokusajaKontrole, this.skocko.ProveriPokusaj(this.pokusaj));
                if (this.skocko.reseno)
                {
                    switch (this.rbrPokusaja)
                    {
                        case 1:
                            this.brojPoena += 100;
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            this.brojPoena += 90;
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            this.brojPoena += 80;
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            this.brojPoena += 70;
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            this.brojPoena += 60;
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            this.brojPoena += 50;
                            break;
                    }
                    this.rbrPokusaja = 1;
                    this.igraZavrsena = true;
                    this.PrikaziBodove();
                    this.PrikaziResenje();
                }
                else if (this.rbrPokusaja == 6)
                {
                    this.igraZavrsena = true;
                    this.rbrPokusaja = 1;
                    this.brojPoena -= 10;
                    this.PrikaziBodove();
                    this.PrikaziResenje();
                }
                else
                {
                    this.rbrPokusaja++;
                }
            }
        }

        private void PrikaziResenje()
        {
            this.PrikaziRezultatPokusaja(new PictureBox[]
            {
                this.pictureBox55,
                this.pictureBox56,
                this.pictureBox57,
                this.pictureBox58
            }, this.skocko.DajKombinacijuKaoNizSlika());
        }

        private void pictureBox47_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (this.brojKlikova > 0 && this.brojKlikova < 4)
            {
                this.brojKlikova--;
                this.trenutneKontrole[this.brojKlikova].Image = null;
            }
        }
    }
}

Other class with code:

using Skocko5.Properties;
using System;
using System.Drawing;

namespace Skocko5
{
    public class Igra
    {
        private int[] kombinacija;

        public bool reseno;

        public Igra()
        {
            int[] array = new int[4];
            this.kombinacija = array;
            this.reseno = false;
            Random random = new Random(DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
            for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
            {
                this.kombinacija[i] = random.Next(0, 6);
            }
        }

        public int[] DajKombinacijuKaoNizInt()
        {
            return this.kombinacija;
        }

        public Bitmap[] DajKombinacijuKaoNizSlika()
        {
            Bitmap[] array = new Bitmap[4];
            for (int i = 0; i < this.kombinacija.Length; i++)
            {
                switch (this.kombinacija[i])
                {
                    case 0:
                        array[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.herc);
                        break;
                    case 1:
                        array[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.pik);
                        break;
                    case 2:
                        array[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.karo);
                        break;
                    case 3:
                        array[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.tref);
                        break;
                    case 4:
                        array[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.skocko);
                        break;
                    case 5:
                        array[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.zvezda);
                        break;
                }
            }
            return array;
        }

        public Bitmap[] ProveriPokusaj(int[] pokusaj)
        {
            int num = 0;
            int num2 = 0;
            int[] array = (int[])this.kombinacija.Clone();
            for (int i = 0; i < pokusaj.Length; i++)
            {
                for (int j = 0; j < array.Length; j++)
                {
                    if (pokusaj[i] == array[j])
                    {
                        num++;
                        array[j] = -1;
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
            for (int i = 0; i < this.kombinacija.Length; i++)
            {
                if (pokusaj[i] == this.kombinacija[i])
                {
                    num2++;
                }
            }
            int num3 = num - num2;
            Bitmap[] array2 = new Bitmap[4];
            for (int i = 0; i < num2; i++)
            {
                array2[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.pogodakPravoMesto);
            }
            for (int i = num2; i < num2 + num3; i++)
            {
                array2[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.pogodakPogresnoMesto);
            }
            for (int i = num2 + num3; i < this.kombinacija.Length; i++)
            {
                array2[i] = new Bitmap(Resources.promasaj);
            }
            if (num2 == 4)
            {
                this.reseno = true;
            }
            return array2;
        }

        private void PostaviPrvoPojavljivanjeBrojaNaMinusJedan(int broj, ref int[] niz)
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < niz.Length; i++)
            {
                if (niz[i] == broj)
                {
                    niz[i] = -1;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Richard MacCutchan22-Dec-16 21:23

22-Dec-16 21:23

See Control.Tag Property (System.Windows.Forms)[^]. You need to make more use of the documentation before you post questions here.

Pavlex422-Dec-16 21:33

22-Dec-16 21:33

That didn't help me!!!!!!

Richard MacCutchan22-Dec-16 22:09

22-Dec-16 22:09

~~You cannot cast an Object to an int; it makes no sense.~~ You really need to understand the basics of C#, before trying a project such as this.

modified 23-Dec-16 4:55am.

harold aptroot22-Dec-16 22:26

harold aptroot

22-Dec-16 22:26

You can if it's a boxed int though, and some ints were assigned to tags so it looks like that was the intention

Richard MacCutchan22-Dec-16 22:33

22-Dec-16 22:33

~~The Tag property returns an Object, so it can (as you imply) be cast to an Intxx type, but not to a simple int.~~

modified 23-Dec-16 4:56am.

harold aptroot22-Dec-16 22:39

harold aptroot

22-Dec-16 22:39

int is the same type as Int32.

This works[^]:

object obj = 1;
int x = (int)obj;

Richard MacCutchan22-Dec-16 22:54

22-Dec-16 22:54

My bad; I should always run my own tests rather than accepting what OPs post. D'Oh! | :doh:

OriginalGriff22-Dec-16 22:12

22-Dec-16 22:12

I'm beginning to suspect that nothing can actually help you... Sigh | :sigh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

OriginalGriff22-Dec-16 22:11

22-Dec-16 22:11

Please, start looking at your code, using the debugger, and thinking: your questions are showing increasing evidence that you are not doing any of these things.
If the error is in this line:

this.pokusaj[0] = (int)button.Tag;

Then it obvious that whatever is stored in the Tag property of the button control is not an integer.
What is it? We can't tell.
Why isn't it an integer? Again, we can't tell - because we can't run your code and see what is going on.
So for the unpteenth time: USE THE DEBUGGER and look at what is happening. It's the only way you are going to find out.

Personally? I'd guess the Tag is null - which can't be cast to any value type.

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

Nelson Costa Inácio22-Dec-16 22:42

Nelson Costa Inácio

22-Dec-16 22:42

You cannot convert an object to int. Do some more research before asking for help

harold aptroot22-Dec-16 22:45

harold aptroot

22-Dec-16 22:45

You can though, so right back at you.

OriginalGriff23-Dec-16 0:05