string[] saColumns = "column1,column2,column3".Split(',');

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Input			separator, count		Output 
"42, 12, 19"		new Char[] {',', ' '}, 2	{"42", " 12, 19"} 
"42..12..19"		new Char[] {'.'}, 4		{"42", "", "12", ".19"} 
"Banana"		new Char[] {'.'}, 2		{"Banana"} 
"Darb\nSmarba"		new Char[] {}, 1		{"Darb\nSmarba"} 
"Darb\nSmarba"		new Char[] null, 2		{"Darb", "Smarba"} 
"Darb\nSmarba"		new Char[] null, 100		{"Darb", "Smarba"} 


using System;
public class StringSplit2 {
    public static void Main() {

        string delimStr = " ,.:";
	char [] delimiter = delimStr.ToCharArray();
        string words = "one two,three:four.";
        string [] split = null;

	Console.WriteLine("The delimiters are -{0}-", delimStr);
	for (int x = 1; x <= 5; x++) {
	    split = words.Split(delimiter, x);
            Console.WriteLine("\ncount = {0,2} ..............", x);
	    foreach (string s in split) {
                Console.WriteLine("-{0}-", s);
      	    }
	}
    }
}



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Split Call						Return Value
Split("42, 12, 19")					{"42," , "12," , "19"}
Split("42, 12, 19", ", ")				{"42", "12", "19"}
Split("42, 12, 19", ", ", 2)				{"42", "12, 19"}
Split("192.168.0.1", ".")				{"192", "168", "0", "1"}
Split("Alice and Bob", " AND ")				{"Alice and Bob"}
Split("Alice and Bob", " AND ", ,CompareMethod.Text)	{"Alice", "Bob"}
Split("someone@example.com", "@",1)			{"someone@example.com"}
Split("someone@example.com", "@",2)			{"someone", "example.com"}
 


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// This example demonstrates the String() methods that use
// the StringSplitOptions enumeration.
using System;

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
    string s1 = ",ONE,,TWO,,,THREE,,";
    string s2 = "[stop]" +
                "ONE[stop][stop]" +
                "TWO[stop][stop][stop]" +
                "THREE[stop][stop]";
    char[] charSeparators = new char[] {','};
    string[] stringSeparators = new string[] {"[stop]"};
    string[] result;
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Split a string delimited by characters.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Console.WriteLine("1) Split a string delimited by characters:\n");

// Display the original string and delimiter characters.
    Console.WriteLine("1a )The original string is \"{0}\".", s1);
    Console.WriteLine("The delimiter character is '{0}'.\n", 
                       charSeparators[0]);

// Split a string delimited by characters and return all elements.
    Console.WriteLine("1b) Split a string delimited by characters and " +
                      "return all elements:");
    result = s1.Split(charSeparators, StringSplitOptions.None);
    Show(result);

// Split a string delimited by characters and return all non-empty elements.
    Console.WriteLine("1c) Split a string delimited by characters and " +
                      "return all non-empty elements:");
    result = s1.Split(charSeparators, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
    Show(result);

// Split the original string into the string and empty string before the 
// delimiter and the remainder of the original string after the delimiter.
    Console.WriteLine("1d) Split a string delimited by characters and " +
                      "return 2 elements:");
    result = s1.Split(charSeparators, 2, StringSplitOptions.None);
    Show(result);

// Split the original string into the string after the delimiter and the 
// remainder of the original string after the delimiter.
    Console.WriteLine("1e) Split a string delimited by characters and " +
                      "return 2 non-empty elements:");
    result = s1.Split(charSeparators, 2, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
    Show(result);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Split a string delimited by another string.
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Console.WriteLine("2) Split a string delimited by another string:\n");

// Display the original string and delimiter string.
    Console.WriteLine("2a) The original string is \"{0}\".", s2);
    Console.WriteLine("The delimiter string is \"{0}\".\n", stringSeparators[0]);

// Split a string delimited by another string and return all elements.
    Console.WriteLine("2b) Split a string delimited by another string and " +
                      "return all elements:");
    result = s2.Split(stringSeparators, StringSplitOptions.None);
    Show(result);

// Split the original string at the delimiter and return all non-empty elements.
    Console.WriteLine("2c) Split a string delimited by another string and " +
                      "return all non-empty elements:");
    result = s2.Split(stringSeparators, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
    Show(result);

// Split the original string into the empty string before the 
// delimiter and the remainder of the original string after the delimiter.
    Console.WriteLine("2d) Split a string delimited by another string and " +
                      "return 2 elements:");
    result = s2.Split(stringSeparators, 2, StringSplitOptions.None);
    Show(result);

// Split the original string into the string after the delimiter and the 
// remainder of the original string after the delimiter.
    Console.WriteLine("2e) Split a string delimited by another string and " + 
                      "return 2 non-empty elements:");
    result = s2.Split(stringSeparators, 2, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
    Show(result);
    }

// Display the array of separated strings.
    public static void Show(string[] entries)
    {
    Console.WriteLine("The return value contains these {0} elements:", entries.Length);
    foreach (string entry in entries)
        {
        Console.Write("<{0}>", entry);
        }
    Console.Write("\n\n");
    }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:

1) Split a string delimited by characters:

1a )The original string is ",ONE,,TWO,,,THREE,,".
The delimiter character is ','.

1b) Split a string delimited by characters and return all elements:
The return value contains these 9 elements:
<><ONE><><TWO><><><THREE><><>

1c) Split a string delimited by characters and return all non-empty elements:
The return value contains these 3 elements:
<ONE><TWO><THREE>

1d) Split a string delimited by characters and return 2 elements:
The return value contains these 2 elements:
<><ONE,,TWO,,,THREE,,>

1e) Split a string delimited by characters and return 2 non-empty elements:
The return value contains these 2 elements:
<ONE><TWO,,,THREE,,>

2) Split a string delimited by another string:

2a) The original string is "[stop]ONE[stop][stop]TWO[stop][stop][stop]THREE[stop][stop]".
The delimiter string is "[stop]".

2b) Split a string delimited by another string and return all elements:
The return value contains these 9 elements:
<><ONE><><TWO><><><THREE><><>

2c) Split a string delimited by another string and return all non-empty elements:
The return value contains these 3 elements:
<ONE><TWO><THREE>

2d) Split a string delimited by another string and return 2 elements:
The return value contains these 2 elements:
<><ONE[stop][stop]TWO[stop][stop][stop]THREE[stop][stop]>

2e) Split a string delimited by another string and return 2 non-empty elements:
The return value contains these 2 elements:
<ONE><TWO[stop][stop][stop]THREE[stop][stop]>

*/