public void lineByLine(readFile FileLargest, readFile FileSmallest, int count)
{
if (count >= FileSmallest.linesInFile.Count) // If count is larger than the total lines in the smallest file, then just print the larger file
{
Console.WriteLine($"{FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_}");
}
else
{
line LineLongest = FileLargest.linesInFile[count];
line LineShortest = FileSmallest.linesInFile[count];
if (FileSmallest.linesInFile[count].line_.Length > FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_.Length)
{
LineLongest = FileSmallest.linesInFile[count];
LineShortest = FileLargest.linesInFile[count];
}
int innerCount = 0;
foreach (char i in LineShortest.line_) // To stop it comparing against numbers larger than the shortest line (there is still a try-catch later to aid this)
{
try
{
if (FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount] != FileSmallest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount])
{
same = false;
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
Console.Write($"{FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount]}"); // Check line by line, then do a more thorough char by char check (less instructions are executed this way)
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
}
else
{
Console.Write($"{FileLargest.linesInFile[count].line_[innerCount]}");
}
innerCount++;
}
catch
{
// Runs if one line is longer than the other.
}
}
}
}
public char[] fileDataAnalysis = { }; // This is public as it will be checked later.
public readFile(string fileName)
{
try
{
using (StreamReader a = new StreamReader(fileName))
{
string line_;
while ((line_ = a.ReadLine()) != null) // Reads line by line
{
fileData = fileData + line_; // Adds to a string.
line t = new line(); // Adds line to list, lists only have one attribute, which is a string so its not too hard.
t.line_ = line_;
linesInFile.Add(t);
}
}
fileDataAnalysis = fileData.ToCharArray();
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("The file could not be read."); // If the file isn't there, tell the user.
}
}
