How to split string variable by multiple characters

Question

I need to split string variable by multiple characters, in my case by " "; Here is my code:

string s_var = "New   String   variable";
string[] s_mas = s_var.Split("   ");

The Split() method isn't working for me, it says that the argument " " is invalid. Hoping you guys know how to solve this issue.

Grant Winney · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-16 11:30:26Z

4

You're not specifying the correct arguments.

If you want to split by a string, you need to specify an array.
You also need to specify whether or not to discard empty strings.

Try this:

var s_mas = s_var.Split(new[] { "   " }, StringSplitOptions.None);

edited Mar 16, 2014 at 11:30

answered Mar 16, 2014 at 11:24

Grant Winney

66.6k13 gold badges120 silver badges167 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

4 Comments

Zbigniew Over a year ago

string.Split @ MSDN

Royi Namir Over a year ago

I've always wondered how this works new[] ? does it know that it is array of strings ?

Zbigniew Over a year ago

@RoyiNamir you can infer type of array by looking at its arguments. So in this case we know new[] is same as new string[] because we've used string argument.

Zbigniew Over a year ago

@RoyiNamir take a look at Implicitly typed arrays

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

How to split string variable by multiple characters

1 Answer 1

4 Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

4 Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related