C# Extension Method - String Split that also accepts an Escape Character

Question

I\'d like to write an extension method for the .NET String class. I\'d like it to be a special varation on the Split method - one that takes an escape character to prevent s

Answer 1

The signature is incorrect, you need to return a string array

WARNIG NEVER USED EXTENSIONs, so forgive me about some errors ;)

public static List Split(this string input, string separator, char escapeCharacter)
{
    String word = "";
    List result = new List();
    for (int i = 0; i < input.Length; i++)
    {
//can also use switch
        if (input[i] == escapeCharacter)
        {
            break;
        }
        else if (input[i] == separator)
        {
            result.Add(word);
            word = "";
        }
        else
        {
            word += input[i];    
        }
    }
    return result;
}