Split a string into a List<string>

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I am trying to split a string into a List<string>. I have this string:

string myData = "one, two, three; four, five, six; seven, eight, nine";

And I would like the filled list of strings to look like:

one two three
four five six
seven eight nine

Meaning that I have to remove the commas(,) and the semi colons(;), so that for example the first row of the list, the second column will be two(without commas, semi colons or spaces).

I know that I can use .Split:

string[] splittedArray = myData.Split(';').ToArray();

This should produce a result like:

one, two, three,
four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine

How do I remove the commas(,) and put it in the list in that format?

You can use Replace() to replace the commas with nothing.

schei1
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2014-07-10 07:28:47 +00:00
Commented Jul 10, 2014 at 7:28 — schei1
– schei1, Commented Jul 10, 2014 at 7:28

JKennedy · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-17 14:04:06Z

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myData.Replace(",", String.Empty).Split(';').ToList();

edited Mar 17, 2016 at 14:04

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 7:29

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Wim Over a year ago

Use String.Empty for the empty string. You know, just in case an empty string ever would look any different. ;-)

Manoj · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-10 07:34:26Z

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Try this

 string myData = "one, two, three; four, five, six; seven, eight, nine";
                string[] splittedArray = myData.Replace(",", "").Split(';').ToArray();
                List<string> list = splittedArray.ToList();

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 7:34

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Selman Genç · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-10 07:29:37Z

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string[] splittedArray = myData.Split(';')
                        .Select(x => x.Replace(",","")
                        .ToArray();

Or:

string[] splittedArray = myData.Split(';')
                        .Select(x => string.Join(" ", x.Split(','))
                        .ToArray();

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 7:29

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shfire · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-10 07:33:38Z

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Use one more Split

var splittedArray = myData.Split(';').Select(s => s.Split(',').ToArray()).ToArray();

So splittedArray[0][1] will be two

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 7:33

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Pawan · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-10 07:44:07Z

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Try This:

 string myData = "one, two, three; four, five, six; seven, eight, nine";
 List<string> list = myString.Replace(", ", " ").Split(';').ToList();

edited Jul 10, 2014 at 7:44

answered Jul 10, 2014 at 7:33

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