C# string split

Question

I have a string = "google.com 220 USD 3d 19h".

I want to extract just the ".com" part.......

whats the easiest way to manipulate the split string method to get this result?

string extracted = ".com";. That's the easiest way, and you don't even need to use the string.split! :-) — Paul Sonier
– Paul Sonier, Commented Jun 23, 2009 at 17:48
Not enough detail - if you supply further examples of strings and what you need to extract, a good general solution can be devised. — Oded
– Oded, Commented Jun 23, 2009 at 17:49
@Jay Riggs - famous quote from Jamie Zawinski, check out the link: codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001016.html — Matthew Jones
– Matthew Jones, Commented Jun 23, 2009 at 18:10

Fredrik Mörk · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 17:58:56Z

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I'm guessing you either want to extract the domain name or the TLD part of the string. This should do the job:

var str = "google.com 220 USD 3d 19h";
var domain = str.Split(' ')[0];           // google.com
var tld = domain.Substring(domain.IndexOf('.')) // .com

edited Jun 23, 2009 at 17:58

Fredrik Mörk

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answered Jun 23, 2009 at 17:46

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D'Arcy Rittich Over a year ago

Not sure why this is voted up, the tld code is wrong. I am guessing you meant it to say: var tld = domain.Substring(domain.IndexOf('.')); // .com

Fredrik Mörk Over a year ago

I assume var tld = domain.Substring(domain.IndexOf('.')) was meant (edited it in; hope you don't mind Noldorin)?

Noldorin Over a year ago

@OrbMan: You're an awfully harsh judge! It was clearly just a typo, which you could have fixed yourself. I assume the down vote came from you. :P

Noldorin Over a year ago

@Fredrik: Thanks. And yeah, always feel free when it's an obvious mistake (caused by typing in a rush in this case). :)

D'Arcy Rittich Over a year ago

@Noldorin - maybe I don't know the protocol around here, I thought wrong answers should be voted down, and I've never edited answers before, I tend to tell people and wait for them to fix. Vote restored.

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Cody C · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 17:50:37Z

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Alternate idea

string str = "google.com 220 USD 3d 19h";
string match = ".com";
string dotcomportion = str.Substring(str.IndexOf(match), match.Length);

answered Jun 23, 2009 at 17:50

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Brian Over a year ago

This only works if the TLD is .com. Considering that the point is to actually find out what the tld is, this seems odd.

Fredrik Mörk Over a year ago

@Brian: while I agree that the code is not the right solution, it does pick out any three-letter TLD (such as .net or .org). It will however miss any other TLD (such as .de or .info).

grobartn · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 17:48:07Z

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well if you can assume that space is seperator its as easy as

string full

char[] delimiterChars = { ' ' }; // used so you can specify more delims string[] words = full.Split(delimiterChars, 1); // splits only one word with space

string result = words[0] // this is how you can access it

answered Jun 23, 2009 at 17:48

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Samuel Carrijo · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 17:54:41Z

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If by extract you mean remove, you can use the Replace method

var result = str.Replace(".com", "");

answered Jun 23, 2009 at 17:54

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Paul Alexander · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 17:55:33Z

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I know you asked about using the Split method but I'm not sure that's the best route. Splitting a string will allocate at least 5 new strings that are immediately ignored and then have to wait around until GC to be released. You're better off just using indexing into the string and pull out just what you need.

string str =  "google.com 220 USD 3d 19h";
int ix = str.IndexOf( ' ' );
int ix2 = str.IndexOf( '.', 0, ix );
string tld = str.Substring( ix2, ix - ix2 );
string domain = str.Substring( 0, ix );

answered Jun 23, 2009 at 17:55

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weiqure · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 18:01:24Z

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Assuming you want the top-level domain:

string str = "google.com 220 USD 3d 19h";
string tld = str.Substring(str.LastIndexOf('.')).Split(' ')[0];
Console.WriteLine(tld);

Output:

.com

This takes subdomains into account.

edited Jun 23, 2009 at 18:01

answered Jun 23, 2009 at 17:49

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Rony · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 17:55:10Z

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using Regex would be the best option but if you want to use Split then

  var str = "google.com 220 USD 3d 19h";
        var str1  = str.Split(' ')[0];
        var str2 = str1.Split('.')[0];
        Console.WriteLine(str1.Replace(str2, string.Empty));

answered Jun 23, 2009 at 17:55

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Andrew Hare · Accepted Answer · 2009-06-23 18:02:56Z

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I cannot think of a reason in the world that you would want to use String.Split for this purpose. This problem is best solved with a regular expression.

Here is a small program that demonstrates how to do it:

using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        String foo = "google.com 220 USD 3d 19h";
        Regex regex = new Regex(@"(.com)", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
        Match match = regex.Match(foo);

        if (match.Success)
            Console.WriteLine(match.Groups[1].Value);
    }
}

answered Jun 23, 2009 at 18:02

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Andrew Hare Over a year ago

Downvoters - is there a reason why this was downvoted (other than the fact that I didn't use String.Split)?

Jeff Yates Over a year ago

I didn't downvote, but your tone may have something to do with it. Just because you can't think of a reason doesn't mean there isn't one.

Andrew Hare Over a year ago

Hmm, good point - I do sound like a bit of a jerk :) Thanks for pointing that out.

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