Field References

[garyp]

Hi

Could it be possible for a future release to throw an error when we
try to reference a field that doesnt exist e.g.

ir.BSB_No = csvData["BDB No"];

"BDB No" should be "BSB No" but there is no indication that we have
misstyped the fieldname

Cheers

gary

[shriop]

It was an intentional feature so probably not unless it no longer
makes sense to me. It made sense to me at the time anyways. There is a
way to tell whether the column actually exists however if you just
slightly change your syntax and use this example method.

ir.BSB_No = GetValue(csvData, "BDB No");

...

private static string GetValue(CsvReader reader, string field)
{
int index = reader.GetIndex(field);

if (index == -1)
{
throw new Exception("Field named " + field + " does not exist in
reader.");
}
else
{
return reader[field];
}
}

Bruce Dunwiddie

[garyp]

Thanks for the reply

I knew about GetIndex just didnt think of using it that way!!

Cant see the wood for the trees today

Cheers

Gary

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