Question

It is easy to split a line of arguments using:

// get arguments for myProg.exe /n /b /c
string.Split(' ');

What about the following list:

// get arguments for myProg.exe /n /b /c:"MyProg 4.0"

Will string split help even in this case?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Reposting my comment as an answer.

Since the command-line arguments come as a string array with argv, there is really no need to do any splitting at all:

public static void Main (string[] argv)
{
  foreach (string arg in argv) {
    Console.WriteLine("arg: {0}", arg);
  }
}

If you call the program like: myProg.exe /n /b /c:"MyProg 4.0", you should see the following:

arg: /n
arg: /b
arg: /c:MyProg 4.0

The only time splitting will be needed is when you’re parsing a specific argument.