public static List <DividendInfo> ParseData(System.IO.TextReader file, String symbol)
{
// Yoink header info and validate.
String header = file.ReadLine();
String[] headerPieces = header.Split(',');
if (headerPieces.Length < 2)
{
return(null);
}
// Process file contents.
String line = String.Empty;
List <DividendInfo> dividendInfo = new List <DividendInfo>();
while (line != null)
{
line = file.ReadLine();
if (line != null)
{
DividendInfo info = StockData.DividendInfo.ParseLine(line, symbol);
// We can get nulls back if the data is invalid, or if the volume is
// zero. Google posts prices on non-trading days with a volume of
// zero and this is data we can safely discard.
if (info != null)
{
dividendInfo.Add(info);
}
}
}
file.Close();
return(dividendInfo);
}
public static DividendInfo ParseLine(string line, string symbol)
{
string[] pieces = line.Split(',');
if (pieces.Length > 1)
{
DividendInfo info = new DividendInfo();
info.Date = DateTime.Parse(pieces[0]);
info.Amount = Decimal.Parse(pieces[1]);
info.Symbol = symbol;
return(info);
}
return(null);
}
