GetOrdinal

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Namespace - LJCTextDataReaderLib

Parameters

name - The field name.

Returns

The field index value.

Syntax

C#
public Int32 GetOrdinal(String name)

Retrieves the index of the data field with the specified name. (DE)

Remarks

Required method if field mapping is used.

Example

C#
using LJCTextDataReaderLib; // The hasHeadingLine defaults to true if the parameter is not included. TextDataReader textReader = new TextDataReader(); string[] lines = new string[] { "FirstName, LastName", "John, Doe", "Jane, Doe" }; // The field delimiter defaults to "," if the parameter is not included. textReader.LJCSetLines(lines); while(textReader.ReadLine()) { // Get the current line values as strings. int firstNameIndex = textReader.GetOrdinal("FirstName"); int lastNameIndex = textReader.GetOrdinal("LastName"); string firstName = textReader.GetString(firstNameIndex); string lastName = textReader.GetString(lastNameIndex); }

using LJCTextDataReaderLib;

// The hasHeadingLine defaults to true if the parameter is not included.
TextDataReader textReader = new TextDataReader();

string[] lines = new string[]
{
  "FirstName, LastName",
  "John, Doe",
  "Jane, Doe"
};

// The field delimiter defaults to "," if the parameter is not included.
textReader.LJCSetLines(lines);

while(textReader.ReadLine())
{
  // Get the current line values as strings.
  int firstNameIndex = textReader.GetOrdinal("FirstName");
  int lastNameIndex = textReader.GetOrdinal("LastName");
  string firstName = textReader.GetString(firstNameIndex);
  string lastName = textReader.GetString(lastNameIndex);
}