C# Sharp Exercises: Read a specific line from a file

C# Sharp File Handling: Exercise-13 with Solution

Write a program in C# Sharp to read a specific line from a file.

Sample Solution:-

C# Sharp Code:

using System;
using System.IO;


class filexercise13
{
    static void Main()
    {
		string fileName = @"mytest.txt"; 
		string[] ArrLines ;
		int n,i,l;

	    Console.Write("\n\n Read a specific line from a file  :\n");
		Console.Write("----------------------------------------\n"); 

            if (File.Exists(fileName))
            {
                File.Delete(fileName);
            }
       Console.Write(" Input number of lines to write in the file  :");
       n= Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine()); 
       ArrLines=new string[n];      
       Console.Write(" Input {0} strings below :\n",n);
		for(i=0;i<n;i++)
		{
		Console.Write(" Input line {0} : ",i+1);
		ArrLines[i] = Console.ReadLine();	
		}	
        System.IO.File.WriteAllLines(fileName, ArrLines);
		
            Console.Write("\n Input which line you want to display  :");
            l = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine()); 
            if(l>=1 && l<=n)
            {
             Console.Write("\n The content of the line {0} of the file {1} is : \n",l,fileName);
			if (File.Exists(fileName))
				{
				string[] lines = File.ReadAllLines(fileName);
				Console.WriteLine(" {0}",lines[l-1]);
				}}
				else
				{
				  Console.WriteLine(" Please input the correct line no.");
				}

            Console.WriteLine();       
    }
}

Sample Output:

 Read a specific line from a file  :                                                                          
----------------------------------------                                                                      
 Input number of lines to write in the file  :2                                                               
 Input 2 strings below :                                                                                      
 Input line 1 : welcome w3resource                                                                            
 Input line 2 : this is a tutorial                                                                            
   
 Input which line you want to display  :1                                                                     
     
 The content of the line 1 of the file mytest.txt is :                                                        
 welcome w3resource

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