combine two string arrays into a two dimensional string array and print it in a text file

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i have 2 string arrays of same length i need them to form a 2d string array with array1 in first column and array 2 in second column to get the output i used to use:

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System.IO.File.WriteAllLines(@"\\Path\Output.txt", ArrayName);

this works fine for 1d array but doesn't work for 2d array

please help

Posted 28-Dec-12 3:18am

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Updated 28-Dec-12 3:25am

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Thomas Daniels · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-28T03:23:00

Solution 1

HI,

It doesn't work for a 2D array, because the second parameter of the WriteAllLines funtion must be a 1D array. To write a 2D array to a file, have a look at the first answer of this question:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/pl-PL/csharpgeneral/thread/1091f0ca-3bff-44e9-8359-7888fa07fa71[^]

Posted 28-Dec-12 3:23am

Thomas Daniels

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Member 9715673 28-Dec-12 21:47pm

Thanks, I am able to get the output in a text file now. But the orientation is not as desired. How can I get the output in a tabular format?

Thomas Daniels 29-Dec-12 3:39am

For a string[][] or a string[,]?

Member 9715673 7-Jan-13 5:50am

string[,]

Thomas Daniels 7-Jan-13 12:31pm

Try this:
StringBuilder outputBuilder = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < ArrayName.GetLength(0); i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < ArrayName.GetLength(1); j++)
{
outputBuilder.Append(ArrayName[i, j]);
if (j != ArrayName.GetLength(1) - 1)
{
outputBuilder.Append("\t");
}
else
{
outputBuilder.AppendLine();
}
}
}
Console.WriteLine(outputBuilder.ToString());
System.IO.File.WriteAllText("file.txt",outputBuilder.ToString());

Member 9715673 18-Jan-13 4:20am

the entries are of variable length in both the columns
i was looking to have them arranged in a tabular manner like

Array1 Array2
==================================================
wqqwqwq | eyuyuiyuy
dsdsdsds | youyuiyuiuyiuyiuy
jkljlkjlkjlkjljl | 9089898djdidkkd
even here the output is not coming as desired :(

I'm fine even if there are no separators like the === and| used here
but i do need the second column to start from the same point in every row
currently the output is jagged like this

wqqwqwq eyuyuiyuy
dsdsdsds youyuiyuiuyiuyiuy
jkljlkjlkjlkjljl 9089898djdidkkd

Thomas Daniels 18-Jan-13 11:22am

It's working fine for me.

ridoy · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-28T07:45:00

Solution 2

http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/csharp/threads/350875/combine-two-arrays-into-a-multidimensional-one[^]
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1415345.html[^]
http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/262087-merging-two-1d-arrays-into-one-2d-array/[^]

Posted 28-Dec-12 7:45am

ridoy

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