C# .NET - how to split string and arrange in ascending order in c#.net

Asked By mani on 07-Jan-12 06:24 AM

hi..i have following string as

A3;A2;A5;A1;A4

like this...
i can split it by semicolon..
but how can i arrange it in

A1;A2;A3;A4;A5 like this..
any help appreciated????

Sreekumar P replied to mani on 07-Jan-12 06:34 AM

Hi,

Use this code to get the same u told,

string input = "A3;A2;A5;A1;A4";

string[] splits = input.Split(';');

Array.Sort(splits);

string output = "";

foreach (string a in splits)

{

output += "," + a;

}

output = output.Remove(0, 1);

output variable will contain A1,A2,A3,A4,A5

Riley K replied to mani on 07-Jan-12 06:47 AM

Here is the way, but if you would have tried you could improve your skills

what i have done is split the using the Split method and storing in list and iterating and displaying

string str = "A3;A2;A5;A1;A4";

List<string> names = str.Split(';').ToList<string>();

names.Sort();

string newString = string.Empty;

foreach (string s in names)

{

newString += s.ToString() + ";";

}

Console.WriteLine(newString);

Console.ReadLine();

output
A1;A2;A3;A4;A5;

Regards

[)ia6l0 iii replied to mani on 07-Jan-12 10:45 AM

LinQ?

string completeString = "A3;A2;A5;A1;A4";
var array = completeString.Split(new char[] { ';' }).OrderBy(s => s.ToString());