[RESOLVED] Substring Issues

[csleech]

Hi all,

I'm having an issue with a substring. I have the following.

string PV = "INSTL-PLATE,REAR WALL"

string t1 = PV.Substring(0, PV.IndexOf('-'));
string t2 = PV.Substring(PV.IndexOf('-') +1, PV.IndexOf(','));
string t3 = PV.Substring(PV.IndexOf(',') +1);

When I split these I should get the following (or at least this is what I want...)

t1 = INSTL
t2 = PLATE
t3 = REAR WALL

t1 & t3 work correctly. When I run it t2 = PLATE,REAR

What am I missing???

Thanks!

[techgnome]

the second parameter is the LENGTH to retrieve.... not the stop index. So you need to get the indexof the ',' then subtract the start index, which will then give you the length to return.

-tg

[dee-u]

Okay, here is what TG suggesting.

string t2 = PV.Substring(PV.IndexOf('-') + 1, PV.IndexOf(',') - PV.IndexOf('-') - 1);

[csleech]

Thanks all! This got it for me... I get messed up sometimes when trying to break down these strings... Appreciate the help!