C# Syntax - Split String into Array by Comma, Convert To Generic List, and Reverse Order

Question

What is the correct syntax for this:

IList names = \"Tom,Scott,Bob\".Split(\',\').ToList().Reverse();

What am I

Answer 1

If you are trying to

1. Use multiple delimiters
2. Filter any empty strings
3. Trim leading/trailing spaces

following should work:

string str = "Tom Cruise, Scott, ,Bob | at";
IEnumerable names = str
                            .Split(new char[]{',', '|'})
                            .Where(x=>x!=null && x.Trim().Length > 0)
                            .Select(x=>x.Trim());

Output

• Tom
• Cruise
• Scott
• Bob
• at

Now you can obviously reverse the order as others suggested.