c# - Read Specific Value from .txt file and storing it in a variable -

i looking read .txt file in c# specific value store in value example have text file, example.txt, having several lines searching line states damian:2014/12/04then store 2014/12/04 initialized value example datetime storedate; using example managed read lines in file , search specific file, dont know how store , trim capture date , date interchangeable the date follows im trying get.

int counter = 0; datetime storedate; string line;  streamreader file = new streamreader(@"c:\example.txt"); while ((line = file.readline()) != null) {    if (line.contains("damian:"))       // im stuck next } file.close(); 

if(line.contains("damian:"))     storedate = datetime.parse(line.replace("damian:","").trim()); 

would simplest way grab date you're after.