How do I replace multiple spaces with a single space in C#?

Question

How can I replace multiple spaces in a string with only one space in C#?

Example:

1 2 3  4    5

would be:

1 2 3 4 5         


        

Answer 1

try this method

private string removeNestedWhitespaces(char[] st)
{
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    int indx = 0, length = st.Length;
    while (indx < length)
    {
        sb.Append(st[indx]);
        indx++;
        while (indx < length && st[indx] == ' ')
            indx++;
        if(sb.Length > 1  && sb[0] != ' ')
            sb.Append(' ');
    }
    return sb.ToString();
}

use it like this:

string test = removeNestedWhitespaces("1 2 3  4    5".toCharArray());