C# Tutorials : Reading from a file using 'StreamReader'

// View the video tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkkcPIZtfxU

// © Dan Parker 2014 - wangoland@gmail.com

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.IO;

namespace Read_from_Text_File
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Define our one and only variable
            string[] names = new string[5];

            // Read the text from the text file, and insert it into the array
            StreamReader SR = new StreamReader(@"names.txt");

            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
            {
                names[i] = SR.ReadLine();
            }

            // Close the text file, so other applications/processes can use it
            SR.Close();

            // Write the array to the Console

            Console.WriteLine("Here are your 5 names from the text file: ");

            for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(names[i]); // Displays the line to the user
            }

            // Pause the application so the user can read the information on the screen
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}