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can any one please tell me how to store 2-D array in a text file using c#

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Posted 9-Feb-12 22:55pm

k.Prathap

Updated 9-Feb-12 22:58pm

CPallini

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 10-Feb-12 4:58am

Why? Why in a text file?!
--SA

k.Prathap 10-Feb-12 5:00am

i need to store my 2D depth array data into a text file.

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Answer 1 · 2012-02-09T23:01:00

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Why? Just use Data Contract and all will be stored and loaded for you automatically and without much of your effort. As a bonus, you will see how a cultured and well-readable XML or JSON storage looks like.

Please see:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms733127.aspx[^].

See also my past answers on the topic:
How can I utilize XML File streamwriter and reader in my form application?[^],
Creating property files...[^],
deseralize a json string array[^].

—SA

Posted 9-Feb-12 23:01pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 9-Feb-12 23:02pm

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k.Prathap 10-Feb-12 5:03am

actually i want to store my 2d depth array data in a text file. I am doing the project on kinect

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Feb-12 5:43am

I say, use Data Contact. I will store/load it in a text file. XML and JSON are text file. But if you want to develop your own persistence -- you got my approval, go ahead. But "I want" without any motivation hardly can impress anyone... :-)
--SA

Espen Harlinn 11-Feb-12 5:14am

5'ed!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 11-Feb-12 5:41am

Thank you, Espen.
--SA

Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 2 · 2012-02-09T23:05:00

Store each row of the array on a separate line. All columns of a row will thus have to placed on one line. Separate each of the column values with a suitable separator, i.e. a character or a string that cannot be part of any given value. If your array only contains numbers the choice of the column separator is easier to solve, just take a space or a tab character. Still begs the question what you are trying to achieve by that, but that can only answered by yourself. :)

Regards,

Manfred

CPallini · Answer 3 · 2012-02-09T23:06:00

If you want to store the values in a human-friendly format (since you are using text file, I assume that) the you may write 'verbosely' each item, e.g.

a[0][0] = 5
a[0][1] = 7
..
a[1][0] = 27
a[1][1] = -7
..

(see How to: Write to a Text File[^]).

On the other hand, if you need to store the array for later retrieval in you program then you may prefer serialization[^].

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