How can I split and trim a string into parts all on one line?

Question

I want to split this line:

string line = \"First Name ; string ; firstName\";

into an array of their trimmed versions:

\"Fi         


        

Answer 1

Use Regex

string a="bob, jon,man; francis;luke; lee bob";
			String pattern = @"[,;\s]";
            String[] elements = Regex.Split(a, pattern).Where(item=>!String.IsNullOrEmpty(item)).Select(item=>item.Trim()).ToArray();;			
            foreach (string item in elements){
                Console.WriteLine(item.Trim());

Result:

bob

jon

man

francis

luke

lee

bob

Explain pattern [,;\s]: Match one occurrence of either the , ; or space character