How to store text between two words?

[Code_Guru_Cricket]

Say i have a text file that looks like this...


[System]
beginning
line 1
line 2
line 3
end

[System1]
beginning
line 1
line 2
line 3
end

...etc

how would i be able to collect the text between each 'beginning' and 'end' and store it in a seperate array for each?

[pmatah]

Here's an example of reading a text file:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/db5x7c0d.aspx

as you read each line you can move it to an array.

Also use string compare to check for befinning and end.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zkcaxw5y.aspx

[Code_Guru_Cricket]

I know how to read text and move it to an array as it reads through each line.

The only thing is i dont know how to have it store each seperate 'snippet'-each part between beginning and end into its own seperate array

I also know how to use string compare to see if it is the beginning or end but the same issue comes up, I dont know how to tell the computer to take the text between the beginning and end and put it into its own seperate array.

[matthewsanford@gmail.com]

You could read them into a Dictionary that contains a list and then access them by their name

        Dictionary<string, List<string>> settings = new Dictionary<string, List<string>>();

        public void Read(TextReader reader)
        {
            string line;
            while ((line=reader.ReadLine())!=null)
            {
                if (line.Length <= 0)
                    continue;
                List<string> strings;
                if (!settings.TryGetValue(line, out strings))
                {
                    strings = new List<string>();
                    settings.Add(line, strings);
                }
                Read(reader, strings);
            }

        }

        private void Read(TextReader reader, List<string> strings)
        {
            string line;
            while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
            {
                if (string.Compare(line, "beginning") != 0)
                    continue;
                while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null && string.Compare(line, "End") != 0)
                {
                    if (line.Length > 0)
                        strings.Add(line);
                }
                break;
            }
        }

[MattBerry]

I would probably rethink how this file gets written if you can and change it to a xml format
ie
<system1>some text here</system1>
Then you can use LINQ to access it, or XMLReaders

[DataMiser]

The OP does not make it clear but he was looking to parse C# classes from a file containing multiple classes.