create a dictionary from a text file and display it

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Here's a simple example. First create this text file capitals.txt without leaving any blank lines: Canada|Ottawa England|London France|Paris Germany|Berlin India|New Delhi Italy|Rome Japan|Tokyo USA|Washington D.C. Now compile and run this console application: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.IO; class Program { static void Main() { string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines(capitals.txt); Dictionary dict = new Dictionary (); foreach(string line in lines) { string[] items = line.Split('|'); dict.Add(items[0] items[1]); } // print them out foreach(string key in dict.Keys) { Console.WriteLine(Country : {0 -8} Capital : {1} key dict[key]); } Console.ReadKey(); } } As expected the output is: Country : Canada Capital : Ottawa Country : England Capital : London Country : France Capital : Paris Country : Germany Capital : Berlin Country : India Capital : New Delhi Country : Italy Capital : Rome Country : Japan Capital : Tokyo Country : USA Capital : Washington D.C.