Is there an option "go to line" in TextReader/StreamReader?

Question

I have a huge text file with 25k lines.Inside that text file each line starts with "1 \t (linenumber)"

Example:

1   1   ITEM_ETC_GOLD_01    골드(소)   xxx xxx xxx_TT_DESC 0   0   3   3   5   0   180000  3   0   1   0   0   255 1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   100 0   0   0   xxx item\etc\drop_ch_money_small.bsr    xxx xxx xxx 0   2   0   0   1   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1   표현할 골드의 양(param1이상) -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx 0   0
1   2   ITEM_ETC_GOLD_02    골드(중)   xxx xxx xxx_TT_DESC 0   0   3   3   5   0   180000  3   0   1   0   0   255 1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   100 0   0   0   xxx item\etc\drop_ch_money_normal.bsr   xxx xxx xxx 0   2   0   0   1   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1000    표현할 골드의 양(param1이상) -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx 0   0
1   3   ITEM_ETC_GOLD_03    골드(대)   xxx xxx xxx_TT_DESC 0   0   3   3   5   0   180000  3   0   1   0   0   255 1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   100 0   0   0   xxx item\etc\drop_ch_money_large.bsr    xxx xxx xxx 0   2   0   0   1   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10000   표현할 골드의 양(param1이상) -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx 0   0
1   4   ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_01   HP 회복 약초    xxx SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_01    SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_01_TT_DESC    0   0   3   3   1   1   180000  3   0   1   1   1   255 3   1   0   0   1   0   60  0   0   0   1   21  -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   100 0   0   0   xxx item\etc\drop_ch_bag.bsr    item\etc\hp_potion_01.ddj   xxx xxx 50  2   0   0   1   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 120 HP회복양   0   HP회복양(%)    0   MP회복양   0   MP회복양(%)    -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx 0   0
1   5   ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_02   HP 회복약 (소)  xxx SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_02    SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_02_TT_DESC    0   0   3   3   1   1   180000  3   0   1   1   1   255 3   1   0   0   1   0   110 0   0   0   2   39  -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   100 0   0   0   xxx item\etc\drop_ch_bag.bsr    item\etc\hp_potion_02.ddj   xxx xxx 50  2   0   0   2   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 220 HP회복양   0   HP회복양(%)    0   MP회복양   0   MP회복양(%)    -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx 0   0
1   6   ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_03   HP 회복약 (중)  xxx SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_03    SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_03_TT_DESC    0   0   3   3   1   1   180000  3   0   1   1   1   255 3   1   0   0   1   0   200 0   0   0   4   70  -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   100 0   0   0   xxx item\etc\drop_ch_bag.bsr    item\etc\hp_potion_03.ddj   xxx xxx 50  2   0   0   3   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 370 HP회복양   0   HP회복양(%)    0   MP회복양   0   MP회복양(%)    -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx 0   0
1   7   ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_04   HP 회복약 (대)  xxx SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_04    SN_ITEM_ETC_HP_POTION_04_TT_DESC    0   0   3   3   1   1   180000  3   0   1   1   1   255 3   1   0   0   1   0   400 0   0   0   7   140 -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   -1  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   100 0   0   0   xxx item\etc\drop_ch_bag.bsr    item\etc\hp_potion_04.ddj   xxx xxx 50  2   0   0   4   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 570 HP회복양   0   HP회복양(%)    0   MP회복양   0   MP회복양(%)    -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx -1  xxx 0   0

Question:How do I directly read, for example, line 5?

Answer 1

You can use my LineReader class (either the one in MiscUtil or a simple version here) to implement IEnumerable<string> and then use LINQ:

string line5 = new LineReader(file).Skip(4).First();

This assumes .NET 3.5, admittedly. Otherwise, open a TextReader (e.g. with File.OpenText) and just call ReadLine() four times to skip the lines you don't want, and then once more to read the fifth line.

There's no way of "shortcutting" this unless you know exactly how many bytes are in each line.