Split a string using delimiter in C#

This post will discuss how to split a string in C# using a specified delimiter and convert it into a list of strings.

The idea is to use the String.Split() method to split a string with a specified delimiter. It returns a string array that contains the substrings delimited by elements of the specified string. To convert a string array into a list of strings, we can use any of the following methods.

1. Using `Enumerable.ToList()` method

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

public class Example

{

public static void Main()

{

string str = "A,B,C,D,E";

char delim = ',';

string[] values = str.Split(delim);

List<string> list = values.ToList();

Console.WriteLine(String.Join(Environment.NewLine, list));

}

Output:

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2. Using List Constructor

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Example

{

public static void Main()

{

string str = "A,B,C,D,E";

char delim = ',';

string[] values = str.Split(delim);

List<string> list = new List<string>(values);

Console.WriteLine(String.Join(Environment.NewLine, list));

}

Output:

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3. Using `List<T>.AddRange()` method

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Example

{

public static void Main()

{

string str = "A,B,C,D,E";

char delim = ',';

string[] values = str.Split(delim);

List<string> list = new List<string>();

list.AddRange(values);

Console.WriteLine(String.Join(Environment.NewLine, list));

}

Output:

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That’s all about splitting a string using delimiter in C#.

Split a string using delimiter in C#

1. Using Enumerable.ToList() method

2. Using List Constructor

3. Using List<T>.AddRange() method

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1. Using `Enumerable.ToList()` method

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