Remove blank values from array using C#

Question

How can I remove blank values from an array?

For example:

string[] test={"1","","2","","3"};
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Answer 1

You can use Linq in case you are using .NET 3.5 or later:

 test = test.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x)).ToArray();

If you can't use Linq then you can do it like this:

var temp = new List<string>();
foreach (var s in test)
{
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(s))
        temp.Add(s);
}
test = temp.ToArray();

Answer 2

I prefer to use two options, white spaces and empty:

test = test.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x)).ToArray();
test = test.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x)).ToArray();

Answer 3

If you are using .NET 3.5+ you could use linq.

test = test.Where(x => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(x)).ToArray();

Answer 4

I write below code to remove the blank value in the array string.

string[] test={"1","","2","","3"};
test= test.Except(new List<string> { string.Empty }).ToArray();