Splitting Link using RegEx

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i want to find category from the link. I am breaking the link into array using Regex like this.

string input = link; string pattern = "/"; // Split on hyphens string[] substrings = Regex.Split(input, pattern); foreach (string match in substrings) { Console.WriteLine("'{0}'", match); }

My links are:

http://www.example.com/lifestyle/food/a93ypt9-1227277841603?from=public_atom http://www.example.com/sports/scoccer/accept9-1227277841603?from=public_atom

Whereas categories of the above links

lifestyle sports

I am splitting the link on hyphens and finding out my category but is there any better way to accomplish my task?

Jeff Mercado · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-25 03:55:47Z

Why do you think you need to use regular expressions? The Uri class can parse and interpret the paths for you. You can get direct access to the Segments.

var uri = new Uri("http://www.link.com/lifestyle/food/a93ypt9-1227277841603?from=public_atom"); uri.Segments; // [ "/", "lifestyle/", "food/", "a93ypt9-1227277841603" ]

That's why he posted, he was looking for something other than regular expressions.

GRUNGER · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-31 15:15:10Z

If you need Regex pattern (exactly for your links), try this:

\/{1,2}

or

\/{1,2}|\?{1}

for splitting parametres too

see .net regex tester

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