/// <summary>
/// Reads the passed file to verify that each row adheres to the format defined by the
/// FieldStarts Set -- assuming that the file has at least one space separating each field.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="PathSpec">The file to validate</param>
/// <returns>True if the file format is consistent, else false</returns>
private bool ValidateFormatConsistency(string PathSpec)
{
using (StreamReader Rdr = new StreamReader(PathSpec))
{
string Inline;
while ((Inline = Rdr.ReadLine()) != null)
{
Inline = Inline.Replace("\t", TabReplacementString);
foreach (int FieldStart in FieldStarts)
{
if (FieldStart == 0)
{
continue;
}
if (Inline.Length < FieldStart - 1)
{
break; // supports ragged files
}
if (Inline[FieldStart - 1] != ' ')
{
return(false); // no space where format says space should be
}
}
}
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Scans the passed file and determines the format from the data -- assuming that fields are separated by
/// at least one space. (Refer to the constructor for additional information). Initializes the "FieldStarts"
/// field.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="PathSpec">The file to analyze</param>
private void DetermineFieldStartsFromFile(string PathSpec)
{
FieldStarts.Add(0); // first field is always at position zero
using (StreamReader Rdr = new StreamReader(PathSpec))
{
string Inline;
while ((Inline = Rdr.ReadLine()) != null)
{
foreach (Match m in Regex.Matches(Inline.Replace("\t", TabReplacementString), StartOfFieldPattern))
{
FieldStarts.Add(m.Index + 1);
}
}
}
FieldStarts.Add(int.MaxValue); // simplifies the parsing later on
}
