Splitting strings with C# and VB.NET
Examples of splitting strings into arrays using C# and VB.Net, both with the String.Split() method, and the Regular Expressions Split() method.
A textbox can take multiline input when its mode is set to MultiLine. It actually becomes an html textarea element. This example show the use of Split() to break each line of text entered into the box into separate elements of an array. the delimiter is Environment.NewLine, or "\r"
One important note regarding the C# String.Split() method. The string that's passed in as a delimiter needs to be delimited itself with single quotes - not double quotes.
[VB.NET]
'String.Split()
Dim readlines As String()
readlines = TextBox1.Text.Split(Environment.NewLine)
For i As Integer = 0 To readlines.GetUpperBound(0)
Response.Write(readlines(i) + "<br />")
Next
'Regular Expression
Dim readlines As String()
readlines = Regex.Split(TextBox1.Text, Environment.NewLine)
For i As Integer = 0 To readlines.GetUpperBound(0)
Response.Write(readlines(i) + "<br />")
Next
[C#]
//String.Split()
string[] readlines2 = TextBox1.Text.Split('\r');
for (int i = 0; i < readlines2.GetUpperBound(0); i++)
Response.Write(readlines2[i] + "<br />");
//Regular Expression
string[] readlines = Regex.Split(TextBox1.Text,Environment.NewLine);
for(int i = 0; i< readlines.GetUpperBound(0);i++)
Response.Write(readlines[i] + "<br />");
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20 May 2007 20:21
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