How to split text into words?

Question

How to split text into words?

Example text:

\'Oh, you can\'t help that,\' said the Cat: \'we\'re all mad here. I\'m mad. You\'re mad.\'

Answer 1

If you don't want to use a Regex object, you could do something like...

string mystring="Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.";
List words=mystring.Replace(",","").Replace(":","").Replace(".","").Split(" ").ToList();

You'll still have to handle the trailing apostrophe at the end of "that,'"