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Stream reader cannot get the text from file text to a textbox

try
{
    Form frmShow = new Form();
    TextBox txtShowAll = new TextBox();
    frmShow.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
    frmShow.Font = this.Font;
    frmShow.Size = this.Size;
    frmShow.Icon = this.Icon;
    frmShow.Text = "All data";
    txtShowAll.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
    txtShowAll.Multiline = true;
    frmShow.Controls.Add(txtShowAll);
    frmShow.ShowDialog();

    StreamReader r = new StreamReader("empData.txt");
    string strShowAllData = r.ReadToEnd();                
    txtShowAll.Text = strShowAllData;
    r.Close();
}
catch (Exception x)
{
     MessageBox.Show(x.Message);
}

I sure that is the file name is correct when I run the program it shows an empty text box.

The result enter image description here

Solution

  • I just noticed you are adding text to the textbox after showing the form in dialog mode. Why don't you move the frmShow.ShowDialog(); to the end of the try block just like I have done it in the code below, and make sure the empData.txt exists at its path.

            try
        {
            Form frmShow = new Form();
            TextBox txtShowAll = new TextBox();
            frmShow.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
            frmShow.Font = this.Font;
            frmShow.Size = this.Size;
            frmShow.Icon = this.Icon;
            frmShow.Text = "All data";
            txtShowAll.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
            txtShowAll.Multiline = true;
            frmShow.Controls.Add(txtShowAll);

            StreamReader r = new StreamReader("empData.txt");
            string strShowAllData = r.ReadToEnd();
            txtShowAll.Text = strShowAllData;
            r.Close();

            frmShow.ShowDialog();
        }
        catch (Exception x)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(x.Message);
        }