Getting portion of string

[RP]

I have a string in the following format

Computer [comp]

I want to remove the text that starts with [. Though I used substring
which keeps checking whether the character is [ and stops reading more
characters. I want to know is there any built-in function for this
that is both fast and easy to use.

[Luuk]

Re: Getting portion of string


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>I have a string in the following format
>
Computer [comp]
>
I want to remove the text that starts with [. Though I used substring
which keeps checking whether the character is [ and stops reading more
characters. I want to know is there any built-in function for this
that is both fast and easy to use.

google:

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=nl&rlz=&q=csharp+substring&meta=

1st link:

http://en.csharp-online.net/Manipulating_Strings_in_CSharp%E2%80%94Finding_a_Substring_within_a_String

(because you're obviously tooo lazy to start Google in the 1st place...)

[Yasir Zaheer]

Re: Getting portion of string

if you only want to get the string before '['. try ...

string str = "Computer[comp]";
str = str.Substring(0 , str.IndexOf("["));

if there are multiple "[]" in your string try this.

string str = "Comp[cooom] makes [power] one cry";
string[] array = str.Split(']');
string finishedString = string.Empty;
foreach (string member in array)
{
if (member.Contain s("["))
finishedString += member.Substrin g(0, member.IndexOf( "["));
else
finishedString += member;
}



Regards,

On Dec 25, 6:49 pm, "Luuk" <l...@invalid.l anwrote:

"RP" <rpk.gene...@gm ail.comschreef in berichtnews:9e4 e27ae-6af9-4589-ae5b-025e452bb902@i2 9g2000prf.googl egroups.com...
>

I have a string in the following format

>

Computer [comp]

>

I want to remove the text that starts with [. Though I used substring
which keeps checking whether the character is [ and stops reading more
characters. I want to know is there any built-in function for this
that is both fast and easy to use.

>
google:http://www.google.com/search?source=...arp+substring&...
>
1st link:http://en.csharp-online.net/Manipula...arp%E2%80%94Fi...
(because you're obviously tooo lazy to start Google in the 1st place...)

[Greg]

Re: Getting portion of string

On Dec 25, 5:41 am, RP <rpk.gene...@gm ail.comwrote:

I have a string in the following format
>
Computer [comp]
>
I want to remove the text that starts with [. Though I used substring
which keeps checking whether the character is [ and stops reading more
characters. I want to know is there any built-in function for this
that is both fast and easy to use.

I don't think there is any built in String functionality.
You might try this:

string str = "Comp[cooom] makes [power] one cry";
while (str.IndexOf('[') >= 0 || str.IndexOf(']') >= 0)
{
int start = str.IndexOf("[");
int end = str.IndexOf("]");
str = str.Remove(star t, (end - start + 1));
}
Console.WriteLi ne(str);

Depending on the size of the string, you might consider using the
StringBuilder class.

Regards,
Greg