Update parse strings with split #4083
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Ready for a proofread after the build.
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I've left a number of comments, but this looks good, @BillWagner; the C# REPL really helps here.
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| The <xref:System.String.Split%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method creates an | ||
| array of substrings by splitting the input string based on one or more delimiters. | ||
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nit: There's no need for a paragraph break here.
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| [!code-csharp-interactive[split strings on word boundaries](../../../samples/snippets/csharp/how-to/strings/ParseStringsUsingSplit.cs#1)] | ||
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| Every instance of one of the separator characters produces a value in the |
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There's only one separator character in the previous and the next example, though. Perhaps rephrase this to "Every instance of a separator character produces..."
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| Every instance of one of the separator characters produces a value in the | ||
| returned array. Consecutive separator characters produce the empty string | ||
| as a value in the returned array. You can see this in the following example: |
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possibly append an explanation of the separator character here: "You can see this in the following example, which uses a space as the separator character."
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| [!code-csharp-interactive[split strings with repeated separators](../../../samples/snippets/csharp/how-to/strings/ParseStringsUsingSplit.cs#2)] | ||
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| This behvior makes it easier for formats like comma separated values (CSV) |
| This behvior makes it easier for formats like comma separated values (CSV) | ||
| files representing tabular data. Consecutive commas represent a blank column. | ||
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| You can pass an optional <xref:System.StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries> parameter to |
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Typically, enum members used ?displayProperty=fullName.
| files representing tabular data. Consecutive commas represent a blank column. | ||
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| You can pass an optional <xref:System.StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries> parameter to | ||
| exclude any empty strings in the output. For more complicated processing of the returned |
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rather than output, which connotes I/O, "returned array" would be better.
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| <xref:System.String.Split%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> can use | ||
| multiple separator characters. The following example uses spaces, commas, periods, colons, and tabs, all passed in an array containing these separating characters to <xref:System.String.Split%2A>. Each word in the target string's sentence displays separately from the resulting array of strings. |
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comma after "separating characters"
I'm not quite sure what the last sentence means.
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I addressed all your comments @rpetrusha This is ready to go again. |
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This looks good, @BillWagner. I'll merge now. |
Fixes #3330
Update samples based on common questions, make samples interactive, and update links.
The referenced sample is now linked in the topic as well.
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