How can I convert comma separated string into a List

Question

string tags = \"9,3,12,43,2\"

List TagIds = tags.Split(\',\');

This doesn\'t work cause the split method returns a string[]

Answer 1

If you are using C# 3.5 you can use Linq to achieve this

string tags = "9,3,12,43,2";
List tagIds = tags.Split(',').Select(s=>int.Parse(s)).ToList();

or the short one

string tags = "9,3,12,43,2";
List tagIds = tags.Split(',').Select(int.Parse).ToList();