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Is there a quick way to extract tokens from a string of text? I know Java
provides a StringTokenizer class to do this. Is there something similar in
the dot net framework?
Ex.
string s = "some text then #token1# and then #token2#";
string[] tokens = tokenizer.GetTo kens(s, "#");

The contents of the tokens array would then be token1 and token2.

Thanks!
Nov 15 '05 #1
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Jay,

There is nothing like this in the .NET framework, but you could probably
roll your own very easily, or there might be someone else that has done it.

Also, you might want to try regular expressions if you are looking for
this kind of functionality.

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m

"Jay Nesbitt" <ja*@iconologic .RemoveThis.com > wrote in message
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Is there a quick way to extract tokens from a string of text? I know Java
provides a StringTokenizer class to do this. Is there something similar in the dot net framework?
Ex.
string s = "some text then #token1# and then #token2#";
string[] tokens = tokenizer.GetTo kens(s, "#");

The contents of the tokens array would then be token1 and token2.

Thanks!

Nov 15 '05 #2

The .NET Framework has a regular expression parser at
namespace:

System.Text.Reg ularExpressions

Keywords: Capture, CaptureCollecti on, Regex

--Richard
-----Original Message-----
Is there a quick way to extract tokens from a string of text? I know Javaprovides a StringTokenizer class to do this. Is there something similar inthe dot net framework?
Ex.
string s = "some text then #token1# and then #token2#";
string[] tokens = tokenizer.GetTo kens(s, "#");

The contents of the tokens array would then be token1 and token2.
Thanks!
.

Nov 15 '05 #3
Joe
Take a look at String.Split() methods...

"Jay Nesbitt" <ja*@iconologic .RemoveThis.com > wrote in message
news:OC******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
Is there a quick way to extract tokens from a string of text? I know Java
provides a StringTokenizer class to do this. Is there something similar in the dot net framework?
Ex.
string s = "some text then #token1# and then #token2#";
string[] tokens = tokenizer.GetTo kens(s, "#");

The contents of the tokens array would then be token1 and token2.

Thanks!

Nov 15 '05 #4
The string.Split() method will do exactly what you want.

"Jay Nesbitt" <ja*@iconologic .RemoveThis.com > wrote in message
news:OC******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...
Is there a quick way to extract tokens from a string of text? I know Java
provides a StringTokenizer class to do this. Is there something similar in the dot net framework?
Ex.
string s = "some text then #token1# and then #token2#";
string[] tokens = tokenizer.GetTo kens(s, "#");

The contents of the tokens array would then be token1 and token2.

Thanks!

Nov 15 '05 #5

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