Fórum ➡ Separating the Fields Inside a String ♦, C#

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//Rextester.Program.Main is the entry point for your code. Don't change it.
//Compiler version 4.0.30319.17929 for Microsoft (R) .NET Framework 4.5

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

// aljodav
// http://rextester.com/users/376

// reply to the MSDN forum thread
// http://bit.ly/2fNrmGu

namespace Rextester
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string data="Name:John Joan Peter Paul Mary Pincode:4001-655 & 1004-556 and also 123-456-789-00 DOB:12/02/1976 or maybe 02/12/1976, or even some other date Location:Miami Beach, Florida, USA";
            
            Console.WriteLine("The whole string:\n\n{0}\n\n\nThe string by fields:\n",data);
            
            data
                .Split(new[]{' '},StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
                .Aggregate(new List<string>(),(list,split)=>{
                    if(split.Contains(':')){
                        list.Add(split);
                    }else{
                        list[-1+list.Count]+=" "+split;
                    }
                    return list;
                })
                .ForEach(Console.WriteLine)
                ;
                
            Console.WriteLine("\n\nHello, world!");
        }
    }
}

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