c# - add a Number to an array of strings -

i made object player(int number, string name, string guild, int hp, int mana) , csv file i'm reading list of players.

   public static list<player> getplayerfromcsv(string file)     {         list<player> result = new list<player>();         using (streamreader sr = new streamreader(file))         {             string line = sr.readline();             if (line != null) line = sr.readline();          while (line != null)         {             player pl = addplayer(line);             if (pl != null) result.add(pl);             line = sr.readline();         }     }     return result; }  private static player addplayer(string line) {     line = line.trimend(new char[] { ';' });     string[] parts = line.split(new char[] { ';' });      if (parts.length != 5) return null;      player pl = new player(parts[0], parts[1], parts[2], parts[3], parts[4]);     return pl; }  public override string tostring() {     return number + "  -  " + name; } 

it gives me error because parts 0, 3 , 4 should strings, since it's array of strings. tried parts[0].tostring() etc, it's no help

you need parse strings:

player pl = new player(int.parse(parts[0]),                         parts[1],                         parts[2],                         int.parse(parts[3]),                         int.parse(parts[4])                       ); 

but that's bare minimum - move parsing separate statements before player construction you add error checking/validation/etc.

as stands now, if parts 0, 3, or 4 not parsable, you'll vague run-time exception no context which value causes error.