How to split strings on carriage return with C#?

Question

Hi,

I have an ASP.NET page with a multiline textbox called txbUserName. Then I paste into the textbox 3 names and they are vertically aligned:

• Jason
• Ammy
• Karen

I want to be able to somehow take the names and split them into separate strings whenever i detect the carriage return or the new line. i am thinking that an array might be the way to go. Any ideas?

thank you.

Answer 1

string[] result = input.Split(new string[] {"\n", "\r\n"}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);

This covers both \n and \r\n newline types and removes any empty lines your users may enter.

I tested using the following code:

        string test = "PersonA\nPersonB\r\nPersonC\n";
        string[] result = test.Split(new string[] {"\n", "\r\n"}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
        foreach (string s in result)
            Console.WriteLine(s);

And it works correctly, splitting into a three string array with entries "PersonA", "PersonB" and "PersonC".

Answer 2

String.Split?

mystring.Split(new Char[] { '\n' })

Answer 3

Take a look at the String.Split function (not sure of exact syntax, no IDE in front of me).

string[] names = txbUserName.Text.Split(Environment.Newline);

Answer 4

Replace any \r\n with \n, then split using \n:

string[] arr = txbUserName.Text.Replace("\r\n", "\n").Split("\n".ToCharArray());