Splitting text and integers into array/list

Question

I'm trying to find a way to split a string by its letters and numbers but I've had luck.

An example: I have a string "AAAA000343BBB343"

I am either needing to split it into 2 values "AAAA000343" and "BBB343" or into 4 "AAAA" "000343" "BBB" "343"

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

What have you tried so far? Share you work and we can help from there.. You don't just want a solution but some help, right?? — Sujeet Sinha, Jul 20 '16 at 09:49
can you explain more about the spliting? how do you decide where to split? — elyashiv, Jul 20 '16 at 09:52
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1968049/how-to-separate-character-and-number-part-from-string — Izikon, Jul 20 '16 at 09:53

fubo · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-20T10:30:50.680

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Here is a RegEx approach to split your string into 4 values

string input = "AAAA000343BBB343";
string[] result = Regex.Matches(input, @"[a-zA-Z]+|\d+")
                       .Cast<Match>()
                       .Select(x => x.Value)
                       .ToArray(); //"AAAA" "000343" "BBB" "343"

edited Jul 20 '16 at 10:30

answered Jul 20 '16 at 09:56

fubo

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Thank you! This worked perfectly thanks :) I really need to research more on Regular Expressions – Raaj TheTalent Brench Jul 20 '16 at 15:48

Callum Linington · Answer 2 · 2016-07-20T10:03:11.703

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So you can use regex

For

"AAAA000343" and "BBB343"

var regex = new Regex(@"[a-zA-Z]+\d+");
var result = regex
               .Matches("AAAA000343BBB343")
               .Cast<Match>()
               .Select(x => x.Value);

// result outputs: "AAAA000343" and "BBB343"

For

4 "AAAA" "000343" "BBB" "343"

See @fubo answer

edited Jul 20 '16 at 10:03

answered Jul 20 '16 at 09:52

Callum Linington

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score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 20 '16 at 10:33

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Try this:

var numAlpha = new Regex("(?<Alpha>[a-zA-Z]*)(?<Numeric>[0-9]*)");
var match = numAlpha.Match("codename123");

var Character = match.Groups["Alpha"].Value;
var Integer = match.Groups["Numeric"].Value;

edited Jul 20 '16 at 10:33

Tassisto

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answered Jul 20 '16 at 09:54

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This will only grab the first instance of letters and numbers, not both. You should try it with the provided data, instead of `codename123`. Good use of named captures, though. – Bobson Jul 20 '16 at 10:37

Splitting text and integers into array/list

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