[RESOLVED] Need help returning a string

Hi all

I have a sub that writes to a textbox in the code. I want to change it so it just returns as a string so i can use it over again for other stuff in the program


the current code is this

c# Code:

private void Readlog(string path)
        {
            StreamReader SR;
            string S;
            SR = File.OpenText(path);
            S = SR.ReadLine();
            while (S != null)
            {
                if (S != null)
                {
                   //this is sloppy but i cant have a trailing /r/n so this is the only                
                    //way i can think to get rid of it                    
                   S = S + "\r\n";
                }
                textBox1.AppendText(S);
                S = SR.ReadLine();
            }
            SR.Close();
        }

what i want to do is change it to something like

c# Code:

private string Readlog(string path)
        {
            string temp;
            StreamReader SR;
            string S ;
            SR = File.OpenText(path);
            S = SR.ReadLine();
            temp =s
            while (S != null)
            {
                if (S != null)
                {
                    S = S + "\r\n";
                }
                temp = temp +S;
                S = SR.ReadLine();
            }
            SR.Close();
            return temp;
        }

The problem is that it always returns a null or just one line of text and i know its probably somthing right in front of me but I can't seem to figure out what it is

the idea is that i can use it in something like textbox1.text = readlog(c:\test)

or

Foreach something in something
{
writelog(merge.txt,readlog(something.filename);
}


Thanks for pointing me in the right direction

Such a method already exists:

C# Code:

string fileContents = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(path);

you got to be kidding me

well if anyone wants a wheel i just reinvented one


thanks jmcilhinney