Split a string based on spaces (unless in quotes) and remove the quotes afterwards

Asked Feb 26 '17 at 16:45

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I'm using the below code to split a string based on spaces, unless that space happens inside quotation marks. How can I remove the quotation marks from the final result?

var txt = "PROGRAM \"My ETABS\" VERSION \"9.7.4\"";

string[] split = Regex.Matches(txt, "(\\w+|\".*?\")")
                      .Cast<Match>()
                      .Select(m => m.Value)
                      .ToArray();

Now I have this:

PROGRAM
"My ETABS"
VERSION
"9.7.4"

But I want this:

PROGRAM  
My ETABS
VERSION 
9.7.4

edited Feb 26 '17 at 16:54

asked Feb 26 '17 at 16:45

Vahid

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`.Select(m => m.Value).Replace("\"", "")`? – Thomas Ayoub Feb 26 '17 at 16:47
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I don't think you applied this: *unless that space happens inside quotation marks* – revo Feb 26 '17 at 16:47
@revo Sorry revo, I fixed it. – Vahid Feb 26 '17 at 16:54
Try this: [`"([^"]+)"|(\S+)`](https://www.regex101.com/r/xfkmq3/1) – revo Feb 26 '17 at 17:00
also the second answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/554013/regular-expression-to-split-on-spaces-unless-in-quotes?rq=1 – Steve Feb 26 '17 at 17:27

Split a string based on spaces (unless in quotes) and remove the quotes afterwards

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