string to array?

Question

I have a string "a b" "c" "d ef" and I'd like to convert it to string[]args and have an array that is {"a b", "c", "d ef"}. How do I parse it?

If it's consistently separated by " " (so " <space> ") you could split it on that (maybe using a regexp as well) and then handle the start and end ". This might turn into issues if you want to be able to have "a b" " " "cd". — Thom Wiggers
– Thom Wiggers, Commented Jul 20, 2013 at 21:41
Are you saying your string had embedded quotes, or is your example three separate strings? — OldProgrammer
– OldProgrammer, Commented Jul 20, 2013 at 21:44

Tim Schmelter · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-20 21:47:32Z

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You could use String.Split:

string[] args = str.Split(new[]{"\" \""},StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
    .Select(s => s.Trim('"')).ToArray();

or even more efficient:

args = str.Trim('"').Split(new[]{"\" \""},StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);

answered Jul 20, 2013 at 21:41

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JMK · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-20 21:50:00Z

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This should do it:

var originalString = "\"a b\" \"c\" \"d ef\"";
var args = originalString.Split('"').Where(s => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(s)).ToArray();

answered Jul 20, 2013 at 21:50

JMK

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