c# – Read the entire contents of a text file

Question:

I need to read the entire contents of a text file and put it into a string .

I usually do it like this:

using(var reader = new StreamReader("arquivo.txt"))
{
    var strBuilder = new StringBuilder();

    while (objReader.ReadLine() != null)
    {
        strBuilder.Append(objReader.ReadLine());
    }
}

var texto = strBuilder.ToString();

Is there another way or method to do this in a simpler way?

Answer:

In the .NET Framework 2.0 and later, the File class has a ReadAllText() method that does just that.

The code above would look like this:

var texto = File.ReadAllText("arquivo.txt");