Bug? Regex Possible Issue

[iCAB]

Hi There

I believe that regex.split has an issue

try this

[INDENT]Dim ScannedText As String = "ABC|DEF|GHI"[/INDENT]
            'Doesn't work
        Dim ScanComponents() As String = Regex.Split("|", ScannedText )

        ScannedText = ScannedText.Replace("|",";")
            'work's
        Dim ScanComponents() As String = Regex.Split(";", ScannedText )

 

[NJDude]

That's no issue, you have to escape the pipe:

Regex.Split("\|", ...

That is a reserved character.

 

[DonManfred]

Dim ScannedText As String = "ABC|DEF|GHI"[/INDENT]
'Doesn't work
Dim ScanComponents() As String = Regex.Split("|", ScannedText )

It will work if you do it right

    Dim ScannedText As String = "ABC|DEF|GHI"  
    Dim ScanComponents() As String = Regex.Split("\|", ScannedText )
    Log(ScanComponents.Length)

| is a special character and needs to be escaped.

 

[iCAB]

Thanks to both of you