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c#performancetabularwritefile

Write Contents in a text file in a tabular order using C#

I want to write contents into a text file from a DatagridView in my application. In my text file, I would like to follow a format like 

Column1            Column2              Column3
[Cell1]            [Cell2]              [Cell3]
[Cell1]            [Cell2]              [Cell3]
[Cell1]            [Cell2]              [Cell3]

and so on in a tabular format. How do I efficiently do that as you see I'm bothered about the locations of text as well to bring about a tabular format in a text file (in Notepad).

Should I use char[] but I feel it might not be efficient. Pl guide with an efficient solution.

Solution

  • I cannot write a complete solution here, but this is your starting point Formatting Types on MSDN,
    in particular the paragraph regarding Composite Formatting

    The key is string.Format with columns lenght specifiers like 

    string.Format("{0:D15}{1:D20}", rowColumn1, rowColumn2);