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Splitting with multiple spaces

I have a text file that appears to be delimited by multiple spaces. The
split function will only work with one space if I am correct. Is there some
way to split this file into an array without getting the extra spaces?
Nov 16 '05 #1
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Hi Christine!

if understood you're needs correctly, i suggest you to use
System.Text.Reg ex's Split() function instead of the String's one. It
supports a String parameter.

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Best Regards
Yanick
"Christine" <Ch*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> a écrit dans le message de
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I have a text file that appears to be delimited by multiple spaces. The
split function will only work with one space if I am correct. Is there some way to split this file into an array without getting the extra spaces?

Nov 16 '05 #2
On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:07:02 -0800, Christine wrote:
I have a text file that appears to be delimited by multiple spaces. The
split function will only work with one space if I am correct. Is there some
way to split this file into an array without getting the extra spaces?


Use the Regex (System.Text.Re gularExpression s.Regex) split instead as it
allows pattern matching rather than single character or specific string
matching.

Regex r = new Regex(" +");
string [] splitString = r.Split(stringW ithMultipleSpac es);
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Tom Porterfield
Nov 16 '05 #3
Okay that helps with the spaces, but now I have a problem of a carriage
return at the end of each line that Regex doesn't take care of. Is there
some way to take care of this as well as the multiple spaces? Thanks so much
for the help!

"Tom Porterfield" wrote:
On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:07:02 -0800, Christine wrote:
I have a text file that appears to be delimited by multiple spaces. The
split function will only work with one space if I am correct. Is there some
way to split this file into an array without getting the extra spaces?


Use the Regex (System.Text.Re gularExpression s.Regex) split instead as it
allows pattern matching rather than single character or specific string
matching.

Regex r = new Regex(" +");
string [] splitString = r.Split(stringW ithMultipleSpac es);
--
Tom Porterfield

Nov 16 '05 #4
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:45:05 -0800, Christine wrote:
Okay that helps with the spaces, but now I have a problem of a carriage
return at the end of each line that Regex doesn't take care of. Is there
some way to take care of this as well as the multiple spaces? Thanks so much
for the help!


You have several options. You could use the System.String.R eplace method
to replace the carriage return with an empty string, or you could use
System.String.T rimEnd - Ex:

string newString =
stringWithCarri ageReturn.TrimE nd(new char[]{'\r','\n',' '});

Note that the above will also trim any trailing spaces.
--
Tom Porterfield
Nov 16 '05 #5
Thank you so much, that was very helpful!

"Tom Porterfield" wrote:
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:45:05 -0800, Christine wrote:
Okay that helps with the spaces, but now I have a problem of a carriage
return at the end of each line that Regex doesn't take care of. Is there
some way to take care of this as well as the multiple spaces? Thanks so much
for the help!


You have several options. You could use the System.String.R eplace method
to replace the carriage return with an empty string, or you could use
System.String.T rimEnd - Ex:

string newString =
stringWithCarri ageReturn.TrimE nd(new char[]{'\r','\n',' '});

Note that the above will also trim any trailing spaces.
--
Tom Porterfield

Nov 16 '05 #6

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