Regex split string preserving quotes

Question

I need to split a string like the one below, based on space as the delimiter. But any space within a quote should be preserved.

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Answer 1

Here you go:

C#:

Regex.Matches(subject, @"([^\s]*""[^""]+""[^\s]*)|\w+")

Regular expression:

([^\s]*\"[^\"]+\"[^\s]*)|\w+