Question

I have to parse a file that is constructed like this :

User: jcruz Name: Jules Last: Cruz  Email: [e-mail] 
User: jdoe Name: John Last: Doe Email: [e-mail] 
User: pmartin Name: Pete Last: Martin Email: [e-mail] 
User: rrichard Name: Reed Last: Richard Email: [e-mail]

I need to split every line taking just Name, Last Name and Email into an object of the type

var contact = new Conctact {
    Name = fieldFromLine,
    Last= fieldFromLine,
    Email = fieldFromLine
}

So my problem is which tool use : String.Split or Regex.Split. and how to implement it.

Thank you very much…

This is what a Have done so far:

String archivo = ((FileDialog)sender).FileName;

        using (TextReader sr = new StreamReader(archivo,Encoding.UTF8))
        {
            String line = String.Empty;
            while ((line = sr.ReadLine()) != null )
            {
                string[] result = Regex.Split(line,"User:");
                //How to get the other fields...


            }

        }

Answer 1

var result =File.ReadLines(fileName)
    .Select(line => line.Split(new string[]{"User:", "Name:", "Last:", "Email:"}, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries))
    .Select(parts => new Conctact(){ Name = parts[1], Last = parts[2], Email = parts[3] })
    .ToArray();