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Since the number of columns and rows change frequently, you could use dynamic lists rather than a fixed 2D array.

List<List<string>> data = new List<List<string>>();

Then as you parse the CSV file you can build up the data dynamically in the above structure, adding a new List<string> to data for each new row in the CSV file.

Update: The VB.NET equivalent is something like

data As New List(Of List(Of String))

That being said, @Mark Gravell's suggestion is a far better solution than doing this yourself.

Since the number of columns and rows change frequently, you could use dynamic lists rather than a fixed 2D array.

List<List<string>> data = new List<List<string>>();

Then as you parse the CSV file you can build up the data dynamically in the above structure, adding a new List<string> to data for each new row in the CSV file.

Since the number of columns and rows change frequently, you could use dynamic lists rather than a fixed 2D array.

List<List<string>> data = new List<List<string>>();

Then as you parse the CSV file you can build up the data dynamically in the above structure, adding a new List<string> to data for each new row in the CSV file.

Update: The VB.NET equivalent is something like

data As New List(Of List(Of String))

That being said, @Mark Gravell's suggestion is a far better solution than doing this yourself.

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answered Apr 25, 2011 at 9:34

Chris Taylor

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Since the number of columns and rows change frequently, you could use dynamic lists rather than a fixed 2D array.

List<List<string>> data = new List<List<string>>();

Then as you parse the CSV file you can build up the data dynamically in the above structure, adding a new List<string> to data for each new row in the CSV file.

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