there's way to make an argument array from custom string?

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First of all, I'm very sorry for my bad English.

Is there's any way to parse arguments from string?
I'll explain my question to showing an example.

VB

'String Input: This is "TEST STRING"
Array[0] = "This"
Array[1] = "is"
Array[2] = "TEST STRING"

'String Input: Another Test String, Separate Strings with "space character"
Array[0] = "Another"
Array[1] = "Test"
Array[2] = "String,"
Array[3] = "Separate"
Array[4] = "Strings"
Array[5] = "with"
Array[6] = "space character"

'String Input: "This " is "also another" "test " "string  " "!"
Array[0] = "This "
Array[1] = "is"
Array[2] = "also another"
Array[3] = "test "
Array[4] = "string  "
array[5] = "!"

If you know this, please let me know
I'm sorry again for my bad english. Thanks!

Posted 29-Jun-13 20:00pm

SlaneR

Updated 29-Jun-13 20:42pm

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Akinmade Bond 30-Jun-13 2:38am

From the looks of things. You want to split a sentence with spaces into words leaving the ones with a quote intact right?

SlaneR 30-Jun-13 2:44am

I didn't completely understand your sentence but I guess it's right

SlaneR 30-Jun-13 2:43am

to build my custom console :D

Akinmade Bond 30-Jun-13 5:01am

See my answer.

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Akinmade Bond · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-29T21:54:00

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Dim myString As String = "Another Test String, Separate Strings with ""space character"""

'Everything here should be on the same line.
Dim result = myString.Split(""""c).[Select](Function(element, index) If(index Mod 2 = 0, element.Split(New Char() {" "c}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries), New String() {element})).SelectMany(Function(element) element).ToList()

Or use this if you still want to keep the quotes.
You will have to Import System.Text.RegularExpressions

VB

'Everthing goes on the same line.
Dim parts = Regex.Matches(myString, "[\""].+?[\""]|[^ ]+").Cast(Of Match)().[Select](Function(m) m.Value).ToList()

Mahesh Bailwal · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-29T21:01:00

Below is sample for the same.

string input = "one \"two two\" three \"four four\" five six";
          var result = input.Split('"')
                   .Select((element, index) => index % 2 == 0  // If even index
                                         ? element.Split(new[] { ' ' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)  // Split the item
                                         : new string[] { element })  // Keep the entire item
                   .SelectMany(element => element).ToList();

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Split a string that has white spaces, unless they are enclosed within “quotes”?[^]

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