Question

I am trying to split a string into a list of values, by splitting it by a given character. I need it to be a list rather than an array because the number of values can change. How would I go about doing this?

For example:

String s = "red, green, blue, unicorn";

would become a list where the element at index 0 is red, then 1 is green, etc.

Answer 1

Assuming your string is comma delimited:

var str = "this, is, a, list, of, stuff";
var list = 
      str
        .Split(',')
        //.Select(s => s.Trim()) //maybe a good idea?
        .ToList();