Parse a csv file using linq

Question

I have a csv file that looks like this Names.csv Name1 Name2 Name8 Name4 Name5 Name6  Name7 Name3  Name9 In C# I would like to user Linq to do the following open file read the names parse them out and strip off the double quotes then order them by name and write them to Name.out file. output 1- Name1 2- Name2 3- Name3 4- Name4 5- Name5 6- Name6 7- Name7 8- Name8 9- Name9

Vulpes · Answer

Try this: File.WriteAllLines(Name.out File.ReadAllText(Names.csv).Replace(\ ) .Split(new[]{ } StringSplitOptions.None).OrderBy(n => n) .Select((ni) => (i+1) +  -  + n).ToArray());

Vulpes · Answer

I used ToArray because prior to .NET 4.0 the File.WriteAllLines method could only take a string array as it's second parameter and I couldn't be sure what version of .NET you'd be using.

Lawrence Pond · Answer

Very nicely done. Why did you choose to use the ToArray() vs ToList()? Curious..