How to properly split a CSV using C# split() function?

Question

Suppose I have this CSV file :

NAME,ADDRESS,DATE
\"Eko S. Wibowo\", \"Tamanan, Banguntapan, Bantul, DIY\", \"6/27/1979\"

I would like like

Answer 1

You could use regex too:

string input = "\"Eko S. Wibowo\", \"Tamanan, Banguntapan, Bantul, DIY\", \"6/27/1979\"";
string pattern = @"""\s*,\s*""";

// input.Substring(1, input.Length - 2) removes the first and last " from the string
string[] tokens = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Split(
    input.Substring(1, input.Length - 2), pattern);

This will give you:

Eko S. Wibowo
Tamanan, Banguntapan, Bantul, DIY
6/27/1979