How can I convert a string with newlines in it to separate lines?

Question

How to convert string that have \\r\\n to lines?

For example, take this string:

string source = \"hello \\r\\n this is a test \\r\\n tested\         


        

Answer 1

In addition to string.Split which is mentioned, you can also use Regex.Split, but it's often more useful for more complicated split patterns.

var lines = Regex.Split( source, @"\r\n" );