Question

How do I split the following string

string s = "username=bill&password=mypassword";

Dictionary<string,string> stringd = SplitTheString(s);

such that I could capture it as follows:

string username = stringd.First().Key;
string password = stringd.First().Values;

Please let me know. Thanks

Answer 1

You can populate the dictionary list like so:

Dictionary<string, string> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
string s = "username=bill&password=mypassword";

foreach (string x in s.Split('&'))
{
    string[] values = x.Split('=');
    dictionary.Add(values[0], values[1]);
}

this would allow you to access them like so:

string username = dictionary["username"];
string password = dictionary["password"];

NOTE: keep in mind there is no validation in this function, it assumes your input string is correctly formatted