string.split only accept char[] separator

[Henry Chen]

Hi,

I have a string that needs to be parsed into the string[]. The separator is
not char[]. It is something like " at ". With current string.Split function,
it doesn't work. Is there any exist functions like "Split" that I can use to
do the job? Any idea of the simpliest way to do the job?

Thanks in advance,
Henry

[Klaus H. Probst]

Re: string.split only accept char[] separator

String.Split is designed to be pretty basic. You need to use something like
a regex here. For example, given the string

"one::two::thre e::four::five:: six"

this expression:

\w+[^::]

will give you six matches, each with one number.

There's probably a better way (Regex object have a Split method as well),
but you get the idea.


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"Henry Chen" <henry.chen@pos tiive-it.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a string that needs to be parsed into the string[]. The separator[/color]
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> not char[]. It is something like " at ". With current string.Split[/color]
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> it doesn't work. Is there any exist functions like "Split" that I can use[/color]
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> do the job? Any idea of the simpliest way to do the job?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Henry
>
>[/color]

[Chris R. Timmons]

Re: string.split only accept char[] separator

"Henry Chen" <henry.chen@pos tiive-it.com.au> wrote in
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> Hi,
>
> I have a string that needs to be parsed into the string[]. The
> separator is not char[]. It is something like " at ". With
> current string.Split function, it doesn't work. Is there any
> exist functions like "Split" that I can use to do the job? Any
> idea of the simpliest way to do the job?[/color]

Henry,

Use the Regex.Split function (found in the
System.Text.Reg ularExpressions namespace).

Hope this helps.

Chris.
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C.R. Timmons Consulting, Inc.

http://www.crtimmonsinc.com/

[Scott Carter]

Re: string.split only accept char[] separator

See string.ToCharAr ray(). For performance and simplicity, I'd recommend
string.Split(.. .) over RegEx.

Scott
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> I have a string that needs to be parsed into the string[]. The separator[/color]
is[color=blue]
> not char[]. It is something like " at ". With current string.Split[/color]
function,[color=blue]
> it doesn't work. Is there any exist functions like "Split" that I can use[/color]
to[color=blue]
> do the job? Any idea of the simpliest way to do the job?[/color]

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Re: string.split only accept char[] separator

Henry,
There are three Split functions in .NET:

Use Microsoft.Visua lBasic.Strings. Split if you need to split a string based
on a specific word (string). It is the Split function from VB6.

Use System.String.S plit if you need to split a string based on a collection
of specific characters. Each individual character is its own delimiter.

Use System.Text.Reg ularExpressions .RegEx.Split to split based
on matching patterns.

If you are using C#, you can reference the Microsoft.Visua lBasic.dll
assembly to use the first function.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Henry Chen" <henry.chen@pos tiive-it.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have a string that needs to be parsed into the string[]. The separator[/color]
is[color=blue]
> not char[]. It is something like " at ". With current string.Split[/color]
function,[color=blue]
> it doesn't work. Is there any exist functions like "Split" that I can use[/color]
to[color=blue]
> do the job? Any idea of the simpliest way to do the job?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Henry
>
>[/color]