/// <summary>
/// Returns a list of lines in a file.
///
/// If trim is true then all lines are trimmed and any lines
/// that then have length 0 are discarded.
///
/// If trim is false then all lines are added unchanged.
///
/// The file path is an absolute path.
///
/// This method is a generalization of a method originally
/// in the Teaching Preferences web application.
///
/// If an exception occurs, a list with 0 items will be
/// returned.
///
/// In August 2009, refactored to use StringTools.LineList.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filepath">The absolute file path</param>
/// <returns>The list of the non-empty lines</returns>
public static List <string> FileDataAbsolutePath(string filepath, bool trim)
{
string content = GetFileAsText(filepath);
return(StringTools.LineList(content, trim));
}
