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Convert String To camelCase from TitleCase C#

I have a string that I converted to a TextInfo.ToTitleCase and removed the underscores and joined the string together. Now I need to change the first and only the first character in the string to lower case and for some reason, I can not figure out how to accomplish it.
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string functionName = "zebulans_nightmare";
TextInfo txtInfo = new CultureInfo("en-us", false).TextInfo;
functionName = txtInfo.ToTitleCase(functionName).Replace('_', ' ').Replace(" ", String.Empty);
Console.Out.WriteLine(functionName);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
Results: ZebulansNightmare
Desired Results: zebulansNightmare
UPDATE:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string functionName = "zebulans_nightmare";
TextInfo txtInfo = new CultureInfo("en-us", false).TextInfo;
functionName = txtInfo.ToTitleCase(functionName).Replace("_", string.Empty).Replace(" ", string.Empty);
functionName = $"{functionName.First().ToString().ToLowerInvariant()}{functionName.Substring(1)}";
Console.Out.WriteLine(functionName);
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
Produces the desired output.

You just need to lower the first char in the array. See this answer
Char.ToLowerInvariant(name[0]) + name.Substring(1)
As a side note, seeing as you are removing spaces you can replace the underscore with an empty string.
.Replace("_", string.Empty)

If you're using .NET Core 3 or .NET 5, you can call:
System.Text.Json.JsonNamingPolicy.CamelCase.ConvertName(someString)
Then you'll definitely get the same results as ASP.NET's own JSON serializer.

Implemented Bronumski's answer in an extension method (without replacing underscores).
public static class StringExtension
{
public static string ToCamelCase(this string str)
{
if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(str) && str.Length > 1)
{
return char.ToLowerInvariant(str[0]) + str.Substring(1);
}
return str.ToLowerInvariant();
}
}
//Or
public static class StringExtension
{
public static string ToCamelCase(this string str) =>
string.IsNullOrEmpty(str) || str.Length < 2
? str.ToLowerInvariant()
: char.ToLowerInvariant(str[0]) + str.Substring(1);
}
and to use it:
string input = "ZebulansNightmare";
string output = input.ToCamelCase();

Here is my code, in case it is useful to anyone
// This converts to camel case
// Location_ID => locationId, and testLEFTSide => testLeftSide
static string CamelCase(string s)
{
var x = s.Replace("_", "");
if (x.Length == 0) return "null";
x = Regex.Replace(x, "([A-Z])([A-Z]+)($|[A-Z])",
m => m.Groups[1].Value + m.Groups[2].Value.ToLower() + m.Groups[3].Value);
return char.ToLower(x[0]) + x.Substring(1);
}
If you prefer Pascal-case use:
static string PascalCase(string s)
{
var x = CamelCase(s);
return char.ToUpper(x[0]) + x.Substring(1);
}

The following code works with acronyms as well. If it is the first word it converts the acronym to lower case (e.g., VATReturn to vatReturn), and otherwise leaves it as it is (e.g., ExcludedVAT to excludedVAT).
name = Regex.Replace(name, #"([A-Z])([A-Z]+|[a-z0-9_]+)($|[A-Z]\w*)",
m =>
{
return m.Groups[1].Value.ToLower() + m.Groups[2].Value.ToLower() + m.Groups[3].Value;
});

Example 01
public static string ToCamelCase(this string text)
{
return CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(text);
}
Example 02
public static string ToCamelCase(this string text)
{
return string.Join(" ", text
.Split()
.Select(i => char.ToUpper(i[0]) + i.Substring(1)));
}
Example 03
public static string ToCamelCase(this string text)
{
char[] a = text.ToLower().ToCharArray();
for (int i = 0; i < a.Count(); i++)
{
a[i] = i == 0 || a[i - 1] == ' ' ? char.ToUpper(a[i]) : a[i];
}
return new string(a);
}

Adapted from Leonardo's answer:
static string PascalCase(string str) {
TextInfo cultInfo = new CultureInfo("en-US", false).TextInfo;
str = Regex.Replace(str, "([A-Z]+)", " $1");
str = cultInfo.ToTitleCase(str);
str = str.Replace(" ", "");
return str;
}
Converts to PascalCase by first adding a space before any group of capitals, and then converting to title case before removing all the spaces.

Here's my code, includes lowering all upper prefixes:
public static class StringExtensions
{
public static string ToCamelCase(this string str)
{
bool hasValue = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(str);
// doesn't have a value or already a camelCased word
if (!hasValue || (hasValue && Char.IsLower(str[0])))
{
return str;
}
string finalStr = "";
int len = str.Length;
int idx = 0;
char nextChar = str[idx];
while (Char.IsUpper(nextChar))
{
finalStr += char.ToLowerInvariant(nextChar);
if (len - 1 == idx)
{
// end of string
break;
}
nextChar = str[++idx];
}
// if not end of string
if (idx != len - 1)
{
finalStr += str.Substring(idx);
}
return finalStr;
}
}
Use it like this:
string camelCasedDob = "DOB".ToCamelCase();

If you are Ok with the Newtonsoft.JSON dependency, the following string extension method will help. The advantage of this approach is the serialization will work on par with standard WebAPI model binding serialization with high accuracy.
public static class StringExtensions
{
private class CamelCasingHelper : CamelCaseNamingStrategy
{
private CamelCasingHelper(){}
private static CamelCasingHelper helper =new CamelCasingHelper();
public static string ToCamelCase(string stringToBeConverted)
{
return helper.ResolvePropertyName(stringToBeConverted);
}
}
public static string ToCamelCase(this string str)
{
return CamelCasingHelper.ToCamelCase(str);
}
}
Here is the working fiddle
https://dotnetfiddle.net/pug8pP

In .Net 6 and above
public static class CamelCaseExtension
{
public static string ToCamelCase(this string str) =>
char.ToLowerInvariant(str[0]) + str[1..];
}

public static string CamelCase(this string str)
{
TextInfo cultInfo = new CultureInfo("en-US", false).TextInfo;
str = cultInfo.ToTitleCase(str);
str = str.Replace(" ", "");
return str;
}
This should work using System.Globalization

var camelCaseFormatter = new JsonSerializerSettings();
camelCaseFormatter.ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver();
JsonConvert.SerializeObject(object, camelCaseFormatter));

Strings are immutable, but we can use unsafe code to make it mutable though.
The string.Copy insured that the original string stays as is.
In order for these codes to run you have to allow unsafe code in your project.
public static unsafe string ToCamelCase(this string value)
{
if (value == null || value.Length == 0)
{
return value;
}
string result = string.Copy(value);
fixed (char* chr = result)
{
char valueChar = *chr;
*chr = char.ToLowerInvariant(valueChar);
}
return result;
}
This version modifies the original string, instead of returning a modified copy. This will be annoying though and totally uncommon. So make sure the XML comments are warning users about that.
public static unsafe void ToCamelCase(this string value)
{
if (value == null || value.Length == 0)
{
return value;
}
fixed (char* chr = value)
{
char valueChar = *chr;
*chr = char.ToLowerInvariant(valueChar);
}
return value;
}
Why use unsafe code though? Short answer... It's super fast.

Here's my code which is pretty simple. My major objective was to ensure that camel-casing was compatible with what ASP.NET serializes objects to, which the above examples don't guarantee.
public static class StringExtensions
{
public static string ToCamelCase(this string name)
{
var sb = new StringBuilder();
var i = 0;
// While we encounter upper case characters (except for the last), convert to lowercase.
while (i < name.Length - 1 && char.IsUpper(name[i + 1]))
{
sb.Append(char.ToLowerInvariant(name[i]));
i++;
}
// Copy the rest of the characters as is, except if we're still on the first character - which is always lowercase.
while (i < name.Length)
{
sb.Append(i == 0 ? char.ToLowerInvariant(name[i]) : name[i]);
i++;
}
return sb.ToString();
}
}

/// <summary>
/// Gets the camel case from snake case.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="snakeCase">The snake case.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private string GetCamelCaseFromSnakeCase(string snakeCase)
{
string camelCase = string.Empty;
if(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(snakeCase))
{
string[] words = snakeCase.Split('_');
foreach (var word in words)
{
camelCase = string.Concat(camelCase, Char.ToUpperInvariant(word[0]) + word.Substring(1));
}
// making first character small case
camelCase = Char.ToLowerInvariant(camelCase[0]) + camelCase.Substring(1);
}
return camelCase;
}

I use This method to convert the string with separated by "_" to Camel Case
public static string ToCamelCase(string? s)
{
var nameArr = s?.ToLower().Split("_");
var str = "";
foreach (var name in nameArr.Select((value, i) => new { value, i }))
{
if(name.i >= 1)
{
str += string.Concat(name.value[0].ToString().ToUpper(), name.value.AsSpan(1));
}
else
{
str += name.value ;
}
}
return str;
}
u can change the separated by "_" with any other you want.

Simple and easy in build c#
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class SamplesTextInfo {
public static void Main() {
// Defines the string with mixed casing.
string myString = "wAr aNd pEaCe";
// Creates a TextInfo based on the "en-US" culture.
TextInfo myTI = new CultureInfo("en-US",false).TextInfo;
// Changes a string to lowercase.
Console.WriteLine( "\"{0}\" to lowercase: {1}", myString, myTI.ToLower( myString ) );
// Changes a string to uppercase.
Console.WriteLine( "\"{0}\" to uppercase: {1}", myString, myTI.ToUpper( myString ) );
// Changes a string to titlecase.
Console.WriteLine( "\"{0}\" to titlecase: {1}", myString, myTI.ToTitleCase( myString ) );
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
"wAr aNd pEaCe" to lowercase: war and peace
"wAr aNd pEaCe" to uppercase: WAR AND PEACE
"wAr aNd pEaCe" to titlecase: War And Peace
*/

public static class StringExtension
{
public static string ToCamelCase(this string str)
{
return string.Join(" ", str
.Split()
.Select(i => char.ToUpper(i[0]) + i.Substring(1).ToLower()));
}
}

I had the same issue with titleCase so I just created one, hope this helps this is an extension method.
public static string ToCamelCase(this string text)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
return text;
var separators = new[] { '_', ' ' };
var arr = text
.Split(separators)
.Where(word => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(word));
var camelCaseArr = arr
.Select((word, i) =>
{
if (i == 0)
return word.ToLower();
var characterArr = word.ToCharArray()
.Select((character, characterIndex) => characterIndex == 0
? character.ToString().ToUpper()
: character.ToString().ToLower());
return string.Join("", characterArr);
});
return string.Join("", camelCaseArr);
}

C# string.split() separate string by uppercase

I've been using the Split() method to split strings. But this work if you set some character for condition in string.Split(). Is there any way to split a string when is see Uppercase?
Is it possible to get few words from some not separated string like:
DeleteSensorFromTemplate
And the result string is to be like:
Delete Sensor From Template

Use Regex.split
string[] split = Regex.Split(str, #"(?<!^)(?=[A-Z])");

Another way with regex:
public static string SplitCamelCase(string input)
{
return System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(input, "([A-Z])", " $1", System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.Compiled).Trim();
}

If you do not like RegEx and you really just want to insert the missing spaces, this will do the job too:
public static string InsertSpaceBeforeUpperCase(this string str)
{
var sb = new StringBuilder();
char previousChar = char.MinValue; // Unicode '\0'
foreach (char c in str)
{
if (char.IsUpper(c))
{
// If not the first character and previous character is not a space, insert a space before uppercase
if (sb.Length != 0 && previousChar != ' ')
{
sb.Append(' ');
}
}
sb.Append(c);
previousChar = c;
}
return sb.ToString();
}

I had some fun with this one and came up with a function that splits by case, as well as groups together caps (it assumes title case for whatever follows) and digits.
Examples:
Input -> "TodayIUpdated32UPCCodes"
Output -> "Today I Updated 32 UPC Codes"
Code (please excuse the funky symbols I use)...
public string[] SplitByCase(this string s) {
var ʀ = new List<string>();
var ᴛ = new StringBuilder();
var previous = SplitByCaseModes.None;
foreach(var ɪ in s) {
SplitByCaseModes mode_ɪ;
if(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(ɪ.ToString())) {
mode_ɪ = SplitByCaseModes.WhiteSpace;
} else if("0123456789".Contains(ɪ)) {
mode_ɪ = SplitByCaseModes.Digit;
} else if(ɪ == ɪ.ToString().ToUpper()[0]) {
mode_ɪ = SplitByCaseModes.UpperCase;
} else {
mode_ɪ = SplitByCaseModes.LowerCase;
}
if((previous == SplitByCaseModes.None) || (previous == mode_ɪ)) {
ᴛ.Append(ɪ);
} else if((previous == SplitByCaseModes.UpperCase) && (mode_ɪ == SplitByCaseModes.LowerCase)) {
if(ᴛ.Length > 1) {
ʀ.Add(ᴛ.ToString().Substring(0, ᴛ.Length - 1));
ᴛ.Remove(0, ᴛ.Length - 1);
}
ᴛ.Append(ɪ);
} else {
ʀ.Add(ᴛ.ToString());
ᴛ.Clear();
ᴛ.Append(ɪ);
}
previous = mode_ɪ;
}
if(ᴛ.Length != 0) ʀ.Add(ᴛ.ToString());
return ʀ.ToArray();
}
private enum SplitByCaseModes { None, WhiteSpace, Digit, UpperCase, LowerCase }

Here's another different way if you don't want to be using string builders or RegEx, which are totally acceptable answers. I just want to offer a different solution:
string Split(string input)
{
string result = "";
for (int i = 0; i < input.Length; i++)
{
if (char.IsUpper(input[i]))
{
result += ' ';
}
result += input[i];
}
return result.Trim();
}

Replace every other of a certain char in a string

I have searched a lot to find a solution to this, but could not find anything. I do however suspect that it is because I don't know what to search for.
First, I have a string that I convert to an array. The string will be formatted like so:
"99.28099822998047,68.375 118.30699729919434,57.625 126.49999713897705,37.875 113.94499683380127,11.048999786376953 96.00499725341797,8.5"
I create the array with the following code:
public static Array StringToArray(string String)
{
var list = new List<string>();
string[] Coords = String.Split(' ', ',');
foreach (string Coord in Coords)
{
list.Add(Coord);
}
var array = list.ToArray();
return array;
}
Now my problem is; I am trying to find a way to convert it back into a string, with the same formatting. So, I could create a string simply using:
public static String ArrayToString(Array array)
{
string String = string.Join(",", array);
return String;
}
and then hopefully replace every 2nd "," with a space (" "). Is this possible? Or are there a whole other way you would do this?
Thank you in advance! I hope my question makes sense.

There is no built-in way of doing what you need. However, it's pretty trivial to achieve what it is you need e.g.
public static string[] StringToArray(string str)
{
return str.Replace(" ", ",").Split(',');
}
public static string ArrayToString(string[] array)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i <= array.Length-1; i++)
{
sb.AppendFormat(i % 2 != 0 ? "{0} " : "{0},", array[i]);
}
return sb.ToString();
}

If those are pairs of coordinates, you can start by parsing them like pairs, not like separate numbers:
public static IEnumerable<string[]> ParseCoordinates(string input)
{
return input.Split(' ').Select(vector => vector.Split(','));
}
It is easier then to reconstruct the original string:
public static string PrintCoordinates(IEnumerable<string[]> coords)
{
return String.Join(" ", coords.Select(vector => String.Join(",", vector)));
}
But if you absolutely need to have your data in a flat structure like array, it is then possible to convert it to a more structured format:
public static IEnumerable<string[]> Pairwise(string[] coords)
{
coords.Zip(coords.Skip(1), (coord1, coord2) => new[] { coord1, coord2 });
}
You then can use this method in conjunction with PrintCoordinates to reconstruct your initial string.

Here is a route to do it. I don't think other solutions were removing last comma or space. I also include a test.
public static String ArrayToString(Array array)
{
var useComma = true;
var stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
foreach (var value in array)
{
if (useComma)
{
stringBuilder.AppendFormat("{0}{1}", value, ",");
}
else
{
stringBuilder.AppendFormat("{0}{1}", value, " ");
}
useComma = !useComma;
}
// Remove last space or comma
stringBuilder.Length = stringBuilder.Length - 1;
return stringBuilder.ToString();
}
[TestMethod]
public void ArrayToStringTest()
{
var expectedStringValue =
"99.28099822998047,68.375 118.30699729919434,57.625 126.49999713897705,37.875 113.94499683380127,11.048999786376953 96.00499725341797,8.5";
var array = new[]
{
"99.28099822998047",
"68.375",
"118.30699729919434",
"57.625",
"126.49999713897705",
"37.875",
"113.94499683380127",
"11.048999786376953",
"96.00499725341797",
"8.5",
};
var actualStringValue = ArrayToString(array);
Assert.AreEqual(expectedStringValue, actualStringValue);
}

Another way of doing it:
string inputString = "1.11,11.3 2.22,12.4 2.55,12.8";
List<string[]> splitted = inputString.Split(' ').Select(a => a.Split(',')).ToList();
string joined = string.Join(" ", splitted.Select(a => string.Join(",",a)).ToArray());
"splitted" list will look like this:
1.11 11.3
2.22 12.4
2.55 12.8
"joined" string is the same as "inputString"

Here's another approach to this problem.
public static string ArrayToString(string[] array)
{
Debug.Assert(array.Length % 2 == 0, "Array is not dividable by two.");
// Group all coordinates as pairs of two.
int index = 0;
var coordinates = from item in array
group item by index++ / 2
into pair
select pair;
// Format each coordinate pair with a comma.
var formattedCoordinates = coordinates.Select(i => string.Join(",", i));
// Now concatinate all the pairs with a space.
return string.Join(" ", formattedCoordinates);
}
And a simple demonstration:
public static void A_Simple_Test()
{
string expected = "1,2 3,4";
string[] array = new string[] { "1", "2", "3", "4" };
Debug.Assert(expected == ArrayToString(array));
}

compare the characters in two strings

In C#, how do I compare the characters in two strings.
For example, let's say I have these two strings
"bc3231dsc" and "bc3462dsc"
How do I programically figure out the the strings
both start with "bc3" and end with "dsc"?
So the given would be two variables:
var1 = "bc3231dsc";
var2 = "bc3462dsc";
After comparing each characters from var1 to var2, I would want the output to be:
leftMatch = "bc3";
center1 = "231";
center2 = "462";
rightMatch = "dsc";
Conditions:
1. The strings will always be a length of 9 character.
2. The strings are not case sensitive.

The string class has 2 methods (StartsWith and Endwith) that you can use.

After reading your question and the already given answers i think there are some constraints are missing, which are maybe obvious to you, but not to the community. But maybe we can do a little guess work:
You'll have a bunch of string pairs that should be compared.
The two strings in each pair are of the same length or you are only interested by comparing the characters read simultaneously from left to right.
Get some kind of enumeration that tells me where each block starts and how long it is.
Due to the fact, that a string is only a enumeration of chars you could use LINQ here to get an idea of the matching characters like this:
private IEnumerable<bool> CommonChars(string first, string second)
{
if (first == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("first");
if (second == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("second");
var charsToCompare = first.Zip(second, (LeftChar, RightChar) => new { LeftChar, RightChar });
var matchingChars = charsToCompare.Select(pair => pair.LeftChar == pair.RightChar);
return matchingChars;
}
With this we can proceed and now find out how long each block of consecutive true and false flags are with this method:
private IEnumerable<Tuple<int, int>> Pack(IEnumerable<bool> source)
{
if (source == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("source");
using (var iterator = source.GetEnumerator())
{
if (!iterator.MoveNext())
{
yield break;
}
bool current = iterator.Current;
int index = 0;
int length = 1;
while (iterator.MoveNext())
{
if(current != iterator.Current)
{
yield return Tuple.Create(index, length);
index += length;
length = 0;
}
current = iterator.Current;
length++;
}
yield return Tuple.Create(index, length);
}
}
Currently i don't know if there is an already existing LINQ function that provides the same functionality. As far as i have already read it should be possible with SelectMany() (cause in theory you can accomplish any LINQ task with this method), but as an adhoc implementation the above was easier (for me).
These functions could then be used in a way something like this:
var firstString = "bc3231dsc";
var secondString = "bc3462dsc";
var commonChars = CommonChars(firstString, secondString);
var packs = Pack(commonChars);
foreach (var item in packs)
{
Console.WriteLine("Left side: " + firstString.Substring(item.Item1, item.Item2));
Console.WriteLine("Right side: " + secondString.Substring(item.Item1, item.Item2));
Console.WriteLine();
}
Which would you then give this output:
Left side: bc3
Right side: bc3
Left side: 231
Right side: 462
Left side: dsc
Right side: dsc
The biggest drawback is in someway the usage of Tuple cause it leads to the ugly property names Item1 and Item2 which are far away from being instantly readable. But if it is really wanted you could introduce your own simple class holding two integers and has some rock-solid property names. Also currently the information is lost about if each block is shared by both strings or if they are different. But once again it should be fairly simply to get this information also into the tuple or your own class.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
string test1 = "bc3231dsc";
string tes2 = "bc3462dsc";
string firstmatch = GetMatch(test1, tes2, false);
string lasttmatch = GetMatch(test1, tes2, true);
string center1 = test1.Substring(firstmatch.Length, test1.Length -(firstmatch.Length + lasttmatch.Length)) ;
string center2 = test2.Substring(firstmatch.Length, test1.Length -(firstmatch.Length + lasttmatch.Length)) ;
}
public static string GetMatch(string fist, string second, bool isReverse)
{
if (isReverse)
{
fist = ReverseString(fist);
second = ReverseString(second);
}
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
char[] ar1 = fist.ToArray();
for (int i = 0; i < ar1.Length; i++)
{
if (fist.Length > i + 1 && ar1[i].Equals(second[i]))
{
builder.Append(ar1[i]);
}
else
{
break;
}
}
if (isReverse)
{
return ReverseString(builder.ToString());
}
return builder.ToString();
}
public static string ReverseString(string s)
{
char[] arr = s.ToCharArray();
Array.Reverse(arr);
return new string(arr);
}

Pseudo code of what you need..
int stringpos = 0
string resultstart = ""
while not end of string (either of the two)
{
if string1.substr(stringpos) == string1.substr(stringpos)
resultstart =resultstart + string1.substr(stringpos)
else
exit while
}
resultstart has you start string.. you can do the same going backwards...

Another solution you can use is Regular Expressions.
Regex re = new Regex("^bc3.*?dsc$");
String first = "bc3231dsc";
if(re.IsMatch(first)) {
//Act accordingly...
}
This gives you more flexibility when matching. The pattern above matches any string that starts in bc3 and ends in dsc with anything between except a linefeed. By changing .*? to \d, you could specify that you only want digits between the two fields. From there, the possibilities are endless.

using System;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class Sample {
static public void Main(){
string s1 = "bc3231dsc";
string s2 = "bc3462dsc";
List<string> common_str = commonStrings(s1,s2);
foreach ( var s in common_str)
Console.WriteLine(s);
}
static public List<string> commonStrings(string s1, string s2){
int len = s1.Length;
char [] match_chars = new char[len];
for(var i = 0; i < len ; ++i)
match_chars[i] = (Char.ToLower(s1[i])==Char.ToLower(s2[i]))? '#' : '_';
string pat = new String(match_chars);
Regex regex = new Regex("(#+)", RegexOptions.Compiled);
List<string> result = new List<string>();
foreach (Match match in regex.Matches(pat))
result.Add(s1.Substring(match.Index, match.Length));
return result;
}
}

for UPDATE CONDITION
using System;
class Sample {
static public void Main(){
string s1 = "bc3231dsc";
string s2 = "bc3462dsc";
int len = 9;//s1.Length;//cond.1)
int l_pos = 0;
int r_pos = len;
for(int i=0;i<len && Char.ToLower(s1[i])==Char.ToLower(s2[i]);++i){
++l_pos;
}
for(int i=len-1;i>0 && Char.ToLower(s1[i])==Char.ToLower(s2[i]);--i){
--r_pos;
}
string leftMatch = s1.Substring(0,l_pos);
string center1 = s1.Substring(l_pos, r_pos - l_pos);
string center2 = s2.Substring(l_pos, r_pos - l_pos);
string rightMatch = s1.Substring(r_pos);
Console.Write(
"leftMatch = \"{0}\"\n" +
"center1 = \"{1}\"\n" +
"center2 = \"{2}\"\n" +
"rightMatch = \"{3}\"\n",leftMatch, center1, center2, rightMatch);
}
}

String formatting using C#

Is there a way to remove every special character from a string like:
"\r\n 1802 S St Nw<br>\r\n Washington, DC 20009"
And to just write it like:
"1802 S St Nw, Washington, DC 20009"

To remove special characters:
public static string ClearSpecialChars(this string input)
{
foreach (var ch in new[] { "\r", "\n", "<br>", etc })
{
input = input.Replace(ch, String.Empty);
}
return input;
}
To replace all double space with single space:
public static string ClearDoubleSpaces(this string input)
{
while (input.Contains(" ")) // double
{
input = input.Replace(" ", " "); // with single
}
return input;
}
You also may split both methods into a single one:
public static string Clear(this string input)
{
return input
.ClearSpecialChars()
.ClearDoubleSpaces()
.Trim();
}

two ways, you can use RegEx, or you can use String.Replace(...)

Use the Regex.Replace() method, specifying all of the characters you want to remove as the pattern to match.

You can use the C# Trim() method, look here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/d4tt83f9%28VS.80%29.aspx

System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace("\"\\r\\n 1802 S St Nw<br>\\r\\n Washington, DC 20009\"",
#"(<br>)*?\\r\\n\s+", "");

Maybe something like this, using ASCII int values. Assumes all html tags will be closed.
public static class StringExtensions
{
public static string Clean(this string str)
{
string[] split = str.Split(' ');
List<string> strings = new List<string>();
foreach (string splitStr in split)
{
if (splitStr.Length > 0)
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
bool tagOpened = false;
foreach (char c in splitStr)
{
int iC = (int)c;
if (iC > 32)
{
if (iC == 60)
tagOpened = true;
if (!tagOpened)
sb.Append(c);
if (iC == 62)
tagOpened = false;
}
}
string result = sb.ToString();
if (result.Length > 0)
strings.Add(result);
}
}
return string.Join(" ", strings.ToArray());
}
}