VB: Count number of columns in csv - vb.net

Question

So, quite simple.
I am importing CSVs into a datagrid, though the csv always has to have a variable amount of columns.
For 3 Columns, I use this code:
Dim sr As New IO.StreamReader("E:\test.txt")
Dim dt As New DataTable
Dim newline() As String = sr.ReadLine.Split(";"c)
dt.Columns.AddRange({New DataColumn(newline(0)), _
New DataColumn(newline(1)), _
New DataColumn(newline(2))})
While (Not sr.EndOfStream)
newline = sr.ReadLine.Split(";"c)
Dim newrow As DataRow = dt.NewRow
newrow.ItemArray = {newline(0), newline(1), newline(2)}
dt.Rows.Add(newrow)
End While
DG1.DataSource = dt
This works perfectly. But how do I count the number of "newline"s ?
Can I issue a count on the number of newlines somehow? Any other example code doesn't issue column heads.
If my csv file has 5 columns, I would need an Addrange of 5 instead of 3 and so on..
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Dim sr As New IO.StreamReader(path)
Dim dt As New DataTable
Dim newline() As String = sr.ReadLine.Split(","c)
' MsgBox(newline.Count)
' dt.Columns.AddRange({New DataColumn(newline(0)),
' New DataColumn(newline(1)),
' New DataColumn(newline(2))})
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To newline.Count - 1
dt.Columns.AddRange({New DataColumn(newline(i))})
Next
While (Not sr.EndOfStream)
newline = sr.ReadLine.Split(","c)
Dim newrow As DataRow = dt.NewRow
newrow.ItemArray = {newline(0), newline(1)}
dt.Rows.Add(newrow)
End While
dgv.DataSource = dt
End Sub

Answer 2

Columns and item values can be added to a DataTable individually, using dt.Columns.Add and newrow.Item, so that these can be done in a loop instead of hard-coding for a specific number of columns. e.g. (this code assumes Option Infer On, so adjust as needed):
Public Function CsvToDataTable(csvName As String, Optional delimiter As Char = ","c) As DataTable
Dim dt = New DataTable()
For Each line In File.ReadLines(csvName)
If dt.Columns.Count = 0 Then
For Each part In line.Split({delimiter})
dt.Columns.Add(New DataColumn(part))
Next
Else
Dim row = dt.NewRow()
Dim parts = line.Split({delimiter})
For i = 0 To parts.Length - 1
row(i) = parts(i)
Next
dt.Rows.Add(row)
End If
Next
Return dt
End Function
You could then use it like:
Dim dt = CsvToDataTable("E:\test.txt", ";"c)
DG1.DataSource = dt