regex to split line (csv file)

Question

I am not good in regex. Can some one help me out to write regex for me?

I may have values like this while reading csv file.

\"Artist,Name\",Album,12-SCS
\         


        

Answer 1

Actually, its pretty easy to match CVS lines with a regex. Try this one out:

StringCollection resultList = new StringCollection();
try {
    Regex pattern = new Regex(@"
        # Parse CVS line. Capture next value in named group: 'val'
        \s*                      # Ignore leading whitespace.
        (?:                      # Group of value alternatives.
          ""                     # Either a double quoted string,
          (?                # Capture contents between quotes.
            [^""]*(""""[^""]*)*  # Zero or more non-quotes, allowing 
          )                      # doubled "" quotes within string.
          ""\s*                  # Ignore whitespace following quote.
        |  (?[^,]*)         # Or... zero or more non-commas.
        )                        # End value alternatives group.
        (?:,|$)                  # Match end is comma or EOS", 
        RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.IgnorePatternWhitespace);
    Match matchResult = pattern.Match(subjectString);
    while (matchResult.Success) {
        resultList.Add(matchResult.Groups["val"].Value);
        matchResult = matchResult.NextMatch();
    } 
} catch (ArgumentException ex) {
    // Syntax error in the regular expression
}

Disclaimer: The regex has been tested in RegexBuddy, (which generated this snippet), and it correctly matches the OP test data, but the C# code logic is untested. (I don't have access to C# tools.)