public static List <string[]> ParseClipboardData()
{
List <string[]> clipboardData = new List <string[]>();
// get the data and set the parsing method based on the format
// currently works with CSV and Text DataFormats
IDataObject dataObj = System.Windows.Clipboard.GetDataObject();
if (dataObj != null)
{
string[] formats = dataObj.GetFormats();
if (formats.Contains(DataFormats.CommaSeparatedValue))
{
string clipboardString = (string)dataObj.GetData(DataFormats.CommaSeparatedValue);
{
// EO: Subject to error when a CRLF is included as part of the data but it work for the moment and I will let it like it is
// WARNING ! Subject to errors
string[] lines = clipboardString.Split(new string[] { "\r\n" }, StringSplitOptions.None);
string[] lineValues;
foreach (string line in lines)
{
lineValues = CsvHelper.ParseLineCommaSeparated(line);
if (lineValues != null)
{
clipboardData.Add(lineValues);
}
}
}
}
else if (formats.Contains(DataFormats.Text))
{
string clipboardString = (string)dataObj.GetData(DataFormats.Text);
clipboardData = CsvHelper.ParseText(clipboardString);
}
}
return(clipboardData);
}
// ******************************************************************
public static LineSeparator GuessCsvSeparator(string oneLine)
{
List <Tuple <LineSeparator, int> > listOfLineSeparatorAndThereFirstLineSeparatedValueCount = new List <Tuple <LineSeparator, int> >();
listOfLineSeparatorAndThereFirstLineSeparatedValueCount.Add(new Tuple <LineSeparator, int>(LineSeparator.Tab, CsvHelper.ParseLineTabSeparated(oneLine).Count()));
listOfLineSeparatorAndThereFirstLineSeparatedValueCount.Add(new Tuple <LineSeparator, int>(LineSeparator.Semicolon, CsvHelper.ParseLineSemicolonSeparated(oneLine).Count()));
listOfLineSeparatorAndThereFirstLineSeparatedValueCount.Add(new Tuple <LineSeparator, int>(LineSeparator.Comma, CsvHelper.ParseLineCommaSeparated(oneLine).Count()));
Tuple <LineSeparator, int> bestBet = listOfLineSeparatorAndThereFirstLineSeparatedValueCount.MaxBy((n) => n.Item2).Select(x => x).First();
if (bestBet != null && bestBet.Item2 > 1)
{
return(bestBet.Item1);
}
return(LineSeparator.Unknown);
}