C# Format list items with BAR between words

Question

My code is currently busted and I am aware of this. I'm working one one part at a time and I have hit two stumbling blocks which I'm hoping to find help here in regards too.

I am trying to address my formatting issue with this question here.

With the code below, i read in a text file using StreamReader, and the selections come in all on the same line as I want them too seperated by a BAR ("|"). Unfortunately, the bar prints at the end of each word, not actually 'between' each word. I don't want the last bar to print. I know i could cheat and add a bar to the font with a Console.Write("|") but that would be cheating in my mind - i wouldn't really be printing/displaying a bar between the words as I was trying to make a more elegant console selection.

This is just something I'm doing to learn and is not part of our assignment, but i like to push myself when I can. I am very very new to attempting to code, I am a complete newb, please assume I know nothing and please know all help is very much appreciated.

THIS IS MY CODE THUS FAR:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

using System.Threading.Tasks;// Needed for Streaming...
using System.IO;// Needed for Streaming...

namespace a090___StreamReader_DictionarySearch
{
class Program
{
    private const String FILE_NAME = "dictionary.txt";//establish text file instance

    public void Play()
    {
        do
        {
            DisplayTitle();

            List<Listing> items = LoadListings();//create a list of WordDef objects

            int count = 0;
            foreach (Listing myListing in items)//read in items from file
            {
                //Console.WriteLine(myListing.GetName() + ": " + myListing.GetDefinition());
                Console.Write(myListing.GetName());

                if (count != items.Count - 1)
                {
                    Console.Write(" | ");
                }


                count++;
            }

            DisplayText("\n\nPlease enter a word from the selections about to see it's definition");// Nice use of PROMPT
            String userSelection = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();//Capture input

            /// What are we trying to do?
            /// Collect value entered for comparison - chek!
            /// 
            /// Compare value entered against list (Does value match to name?)
            /// IF value matches print description
            /// if value does not match(Else), state no match

            //if (userSelection == Listing.name)
            //{Console.WriteLine("You selected: " + userSelection() + 
            //                   "\nWhich Means: " + Listing.GetDefinition());}
            //else{Console.WriteLine("I'm sorry, I don't have a match for that.");}

        } while (PlayAgain());

        Salutation();
    }

    //ToolBox -- my program specific tools
    public List<Listing> LoadListings()//load entries display as list
    {
        StreamReader fileIn = new StreamReader(FILE_NAME);
        List<Listing> entry = new List<Listing>();

        //loop through every line of the file
        while (!fileIn.EndOfStream)
        {
            String line = fileIn.ReadLine();
            String[] pieces = line.Split(':');

            if (pieces.Length < 1) continue;//error handling - set to length of text items

            Listing myListing = new Listing(pieces[0], pieces[1]);
            entry.Add(myListing);
        }
        fileIn.Close(); return entry;
    }




    //MaxBox -- my useful tools
    public void DisplayText(String StringNameIs)
    { Console.WriteLine(StringNameIs); }//Where are we? 

    public Boolean PlayAgain()
    {
        Console.Write("\n\nDo you select again? (y)es or (n)o: ");
        String command = Console.ReadLine().ToLower();

        if (command == "y" || command == "yes") return true;
        return false;
    }

    public void Salutation()
    { Console.Clear(); Console.WriteLine("Ti Do - oh - oh Ti Do -- So Do!"); } //The last line from the 'do-re-mi' song from the Sound of Music

    public void DisplayTitle()
    { Console.Clear(); Console.WriteLine(">>>-- A Dictionary of Sounds --<<< \n"); } //Announce Our Program  



    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Program DictionaryLookup = new Program();
        DictionaryLookup.Play();
        Console.Read();
    }
}
}

Please note: I have searched StackOverflow, GOOGLE, BING, MS' resources, et al. for an answer i can understand with my limited skills/understanding. I've also been working on this for a few hours. Please help.

Answer 1

You're looking for string.Join. Replace the whole foreach loop

foreach (Listing myListing in items)//read in items from file
{
    //Console.WriteLine(myListing.GetName() + ": " + myListing.GetDefinition());
    Console.Write(myListing.GetName() + " | ");
}

with

Console.Write(string.Join(" | ", items.Select(x => x.GetName())));