/// <summary>Load errors from a file.</summary>
/// <param name="fileName">The file that contains the errors.</param>
public static ErrorInfo[] LoadErrors(string fileName)
{
FileHelperEngine engine = new FileHelperEngine(typeof(ErrorInfo));
return((ErrorInfo[])engine.ReadFile(fileName));
}
/// <summary>
/// Read an array of data from a supplied engine
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of record to parse</typeparam>
/// <param name="engine">Engine to read record from</param>
/// <param name="maxRecords">Maximum number of records</param>
/// <returns>array of data</returns>
public T[] ReadWithEngine <T>(FileHelperEngine <T> engine, int maxRecords) where T : class
{
return(engine.ReadFile(Path, maxRecords));
}
/// <summary>
/// array of data for a file
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">type or record</typeparam>
/// <param name="engine">engine to process data</param>
/// <returns>array of data</returns>
public T[] ReadWithEngine <T>(FileHelperEngine <T> engine) where T : class
{
return(engine.ReadFile(Path));
}
/// <summary>
/// Used to read a file without instanciate the engine.<br />
/// <b>This is feature limited method try to use the non static methods.</b>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="recordClass">The record class.</param>
/// <param name="fileName">The file name</param>
/// <returns>The read records.</returns>
public static object[] ReadFile(Type recordClass, string fileName)
{
FileHelperEngine engine = new FileHelperEngine(recordClass);
return(engine.ReadFile(fileName));
}
/// <summary>
/// Used to read a file without instantiating the engine.<br />
/// <b>This method has limited features. We recommend using the non static methods.</b>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileName">The file name</param>
/// <param name="maxRecords">The max number of records to read. Int32.MaxValue or -1 to read all records.</param>
/// <returns>The read records.</returns>
public static T[] ReadFile <T>(string fileName, int maxRecords) where T : class
{
var engine = new FileHelperEngine <T>();
return(engine.ReadFile(fileName, maxRecords));
}
/// <summary>
/// Used to read a file without instantiating the engine.<br />
/// <b>This method has limited features. We recommend using the non static methods.</b>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="recordClass">The record class.</param>
/// <param name="fileName">The file name</param>
/// <param name="maxRecords">The max number of records to read. Int32.MaxValue or -1 to read all records.</param>
/// <returns>The read records.</returns>
public static object[] ReadFile(Type recordClass, string fileName, int maxRecords)
{
var engine = new FileHelperEngine(recordClass);
return(engine.ReadFile(fileName, maxRecords));
}
