public string getString()
        {
            //<<<<<==============Country Search===================>>>>>
            Console.WriteLine("Enter the first letter of the countries you wish to search: "); //prompts user to enter the country
            char upperCaseInput = Console.ReadKey().KeyChar; //gets  input as char
            string line = ""; //creates a empty string
            char[] charArr;

            //start reading lines
            while ((line = filePath.ReadLine()) != null)
            {
                if (line.Length > 0)
                {
                    //split line into char array and then assign string array = Afghanistan,Kabul,30419928 intended result
                    string[] lineArray = line.Split(new char[] { ',' });

                    charArr = lineArray[0].ToCharArray(); //change to A,f,g,h,a,n,i,s,t,a,n char array

                    if ((charArr[0].ToString()).Contains(upperCaseInput))
                    {
                        memberName.startsWith = true;
                        if(memberName.startsWith)
                        {
                            countryItems.Add(" ");
                            countryItems.Add(lineArray[0]);
                            countryItems.Add(",");
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            //transforms list into string for return output
            string newArray = string.Join("", countryItems );

            //<<<<<==============Capital Search to add later===================>>>>>//
            return newArray;
        }

        //executing write to control panel depending on userinput
        public void findAll()
        {
            List<string> newLines = new List<string>();

            newLines.Add(getString());

            foreach (string newline in newLines)
            {

                Console.WriteLine(newline);
            }
        }