Split a string into two substring in C#

Question

How can i get the string "tulip" from the string "tulip.jpg" using Split function in c#?

string str = "tulip.jpg";

I store the result "tulip" in str1(string type valiable).

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.string.split.aspx couldn't be more obvious. Have you googled at all? — Bart Teunissen, Apr 29 '14 at 09:56
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@BartTeunissen And it couldn't be more obvious that the string contains a filename, in which case `string.split` is entirely the wrong answer. Have you read the question at all? — Lasse V. Karlsen, Apr 29 '14 at 09:58
Love how you all leap to pull the OP down, but then provide a flawed solution... — Martin Milan, Apr 29 '14 at 09:59
He could split his string on the dot using string split function. (and yeah, this doesn't work if there are more that one dot in the path). — Bart Teunissen, Apr 29 '14 at 10:02

Tim Schmelter · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-29T10:00:19.933

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That's a filename, so i wouldn't use String.Split but the Path-methods:

string fileNameOnly = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension("tulip.jpg");

For what it's worth: fileNameOnly = "tulip.jpg".Split('.')[0];

This will be a problem if the name also contains dots.

So if you insist on string methods String.Substring or String.Remove would be better:

fileNameOnly = fileName.Remove(fileName.LastIndexOf('.'));

edited Apr 29 '14 at 10:00

answered Apr 29 '14 at 09:55

Tim Schmelter

This is the correct answer - if your problem is within the domain of filenames / paths, and the functionality exists within the Framework to allow you to do the job in that context, then use it. – Martin Milan Apr 29 '14 at 09:56

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