Nested using statements in C#

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I am working on a project. I have to compare the contents of two files and see if they match each other precisely.

Before a lot of error-checking and validation, my first draft is:

  DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(Environment.CurrentDirectory + "\\TestArea\\");
  FileInfo[] files = di.GetFiles(filename + ".*");

  FileInfo outputFile = files.Where(f => f.Extension == ".out").Single<FileInfo>();
  FileInfo expectedFile = files.Where(f => f.Extension == ".exp").Single <FileInfo>();

  using (StreamReader outFile = new StreamReader(outputFile.OpenRead()))
  {
    using (StreamReader expFile = new StreamReader(expectedFile.OpenRead()))
    {
      while (!(outFile.EndOfStream || expFile.EndOfStream))
      {
        if (outFile.ReadLine() != expFile.ReadLine())
        {
          return false;
        }
      }
      return (outFile.EndOfStream && expFile.EndOfStream);
    }
  }

It seems a little odd to have nested using statements.

Is there a better way to do this?

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Are you also asking if there is a better way to compare to files? I prefer calculating a CRC or MD5 for both files and compare those.

For example you could use the following extension method:

public static class ByteArrayExtender
    {
        static ushort[] CRC16_TABLE =  { 
                      0X0000, 0XC0C1, 0XC181, 0X0140, 0XC301, 0X03C0, 0X0280, 0XC241, 
                      0XC601, 0X06C0, 0X0780, 0XC741, 0X0500, 0XC5C1, 0XC481, 0X0440, 
                      0XCC01, 0X0CC0, 0X0D80, 0XCD41, 0X0F00, 0XCFC1, 0XCE81, 0X0E40, 
                      0X0A00, 0XCAC1, 0XCB81, 0X0B40, 0XC901, 0X09C0, 0X0880, 0XC841, 
                      0XD801, 0X18C0, 0X1980, 0XD941, 0X1B00, 0XDBC1, 0XDA81, 0X1A40, 
                      0X1E00, 0XDEC1, 0XDF81, 0X1F40, 0XDD01, 0X1DC0, 0X1C80, 0XDC41, 
                      0X1400, 0XD4C1, 0XD581, 0X1540, 0XD701, 0X17C0, 0X1680, 0XD641, 
                      0XD201, 0X12C0, 0X1380, 0XD341, 0X1100, 0XD1C1, 0XD081, 0X1040, 
                      0XF001, 0X30C0, 0X3180, 0XF141, 0X3300, 0XF3C1, 0XF281, 0X3240, 
                      0X3600, 0XF6C1, 0XF781, 0X3740, 0XF501, 0X35C0, 0X3480, 0XF441, 
                      0X3C00, 0XFCC1, 0XFD81, 0X3D40, 0XFF01, 0X3FC0, 0X3E80, 0XFE41, 
                      0XFA01, 0X3AC0, 0X3B80, 0XFB41, 0X3900, 0XF9C1, 0XF881, 0X3840, 
                      0X2800, 0XE8C1, 0XE981, 0X2940, 0XEB01, 0X2BC0, 0X2A80, 0XEA41, 
                      0XEE01, 0X2EC0, 0X2F80, 0XEF41, 0X2D00, 0XEDC1, 0XEC81, 0X2C40, 
                      0XE401, 0X24C0, 0X2580, 0XE541, 0X2700, 0XE7C1, 0XE681, 0X2640, 
                      0X2200, 0XE2C1, 0XE381, 0X2340, 0XE101, 0X21C0, 0X2080, 0XE041, 
                      0XA001, 0X60C0, 0X6180, 0XA141, 0X6300, 0XA3C1, 0XA281, 0X6240, 
                      0X6600, 0XA6C1, 0XA781, 0X6740, 0XA501, 0X65C0, 0X6480, 0XA441, 
                      0X6C00, 0XACC1, 0XAD81, 0X6D40, 0XAF01, 0X6FC0, 0X6E80, 0XAE41, 
                      0XAA01, 0X6AC0, 0X6B


                        
                        
                            answered 2009-08-25T17:49:49.133

Nested using statements in C#

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