TextFieldParser.CommentTokens Property
Defines comment tokens. A comment token is a string that, when placed at the beginning of a line, indicates that the line is a comment and should be ignored by the parser.
' Usage
Dim value As String() = TextFieldParserObject.CommentTokens
' Declaration
Public Property CommentTokens As String()
Property Value
String ().
Exceptions
The following condition may produce an exception:
- A comment token includes white space (ArgumentException).
Remarks
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Zero-length comment tokens are ignored.
Example
This example specifies that for the TextFieldParser, FileReader lines beginning with a single quotation mark (') should be ignored.
FileReader.TextFieldType = Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FieldType.Delimited
FileReader.CommentTokens = New String() {"'"}
Requirements
Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO
Class:TextFieldParser
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
Permissions
No permissions are required.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Read From Comma-Delimited Text Files in Visual Basic
How to: Read From Fixed-width Text Files in Visual Basic
How to: Read From Text Files with Multiple Formats in Visual Basic