Read specific data from text file

Swapna

I have a text file as follows(it is having more than 1 lakh lines):
    Header
    AGROUP1
    ADATA1|0000
    ADATA2|0001
    ADATA3|0002
    D0000|TNE
    D0001|TNE
    D0002|TNE
    AGROUP2
    ADATA1|0000
    ADATA2|0001
    ADATA3|0002
    D0000|TNE
    D0001|TNE
    D0002|TNE
    AGROUP3
    ADATA1|0000
    ADATA2|0001
    ADATA3|0002
    D0000|TNE
    D0001|TNE
    D0002|TNE
Infact it has more than 1 lakh lines of code.
I need to read data based on group
For example in a method:
    public void ReadData(string strGroup)
    {
        if(strGroup == "AGROUP2)
           //Read from the text file starting from line "AGROUP2" to "AGROUP3"(i.e lines under AGROUP2)
    }
What i have tried is

     public void ReadData(string strGroup)
        {
                 bool start = false;
                 while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != null)
            {
             if (line == strGroup && line.Length == 5)
              start = true;
             else if (line.Length == 5)
              start = false;
             if(start)
              yield return line;
            }
        }
It is working fine, Performance wise, it takes longer since my text file is a very very huge file....There is if condition on every line in the method.
IS the a better way to do this?

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
Here's an alternative approach which may be slightly faster:

public IEnumerable ReadData(int groupNum)
{
string first = "AGROUP" + groupNum.ToString();
string last = "AGROUP" + (groupNum + 1).ToString();

string line;
while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != first);
yield return line; // if need 'first' line in enumeration

while ((line = reader.ReadLine()) != last && line != null)
{
yield return line;
}
}

As the group number, rather than the group name, is now being passed to the method, you'll no longer have a problem with testing against the length of the name when someone calls it with AGROUP9 say, where the next group (AGROUP10) will have a longer length.
Kunal Vaishya14y ago
Dear if it Possible then First Split it Group wise after using Split Function and do operation in Array.