} //end ClearAndLoad
/*********AddFarm**************
* Method
* - Adds a new farm record to the list of farms.
*********************************/
public void AddFarm(string farmName, string farmAddress,
string farmCity, string farmState, int farmZip)
{
FarmRecord record = new FarmRecord(farmName, farmAddress,
farmCity, farmState, farmZip);
farms.Add(record);
} //end AddFarm
/*********ClearAndLoad**************
* Method
* - Clears stored data and loads data from a file
*********************************/
public void ClearAndLoad()
{
//clears the list
if (farms != null)
{
farms.RemoveRange(0, farms.Count);
}
try
{
Console.WriteLine("Accessing file:\n");
var lines = File.ReadAllText(@"./National_On-Farm_Directory_Rev.csv"); //reads data from a file
if (lines != null)
{
var rows = lines.Split('\n'); //splits document at newline
string[] inputFields;
foreach (var row in rows)
{
if (row != "")
{
inputFields = row.Split(',');
FarmRecord record = new FarmRecord(
inputFields[5], inputFields[1],
inputFields[2], inputFields[3],
Convert.ToInt32(inputFields[4]));
farms.Add(record);
}
}
farms.RemoveAt(0); //Removes file headers from the list
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("File is Empty");
}
}
catch (IOException)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine("Cannot Read File");
} //end Catch
} //end ClearAndLoad
