Is there an easy way to convert a string array into a concatenated string?
For example, I have a string array:
new string[]{"Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries"};
And I want to get a single string:
"Apples,Bananas,Cherries"
Or "Apples&Bananas&Cherries" or "Apples\Bananas\Cherries"
A simple one...
string[] theArray = new string[]{"Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries"};
string s = string.Join(",",theArray);
string[], not to any others - so it doesn't fit cleanly into the "regular" array implementation. But you could add it as a C# 3.0 extension method to this string[].Join<T>(this T[] array) extension method ;-pThe obvious choise is of course the String.Join method.
Here's a LINQy alternative:
string.Concat(fruit.Select((s, i) => (i == 0 ? "" : ",") + s).ToArray())
(Not really useful as it stands as it does the same as the Join method, but maybe for expanding where the method can't go, like alternating separators...)
You can use Aggregate, it applies an accumulator function over a sequence.
string[] test = new string[]{"Apples", "Bananas", "Cherries"};
char delemeter = ',';
string joinedString = test.Aggregate((prev, current) => prev + delemeter + current);
