C# String.replace is not working

Question

I have this string from which I want to remove the Hosting html part.

string r = @"2014-09-18 20:59:53|
<!-- Hosting24 Analytics Code -->
<script type=""text/javascript"" src=""http://stats.hosting24.com/count.php""></script>
<!-- End Of Analytics Code -->";

But

r = r.Replace(
@"<!-- Hosting24 Analytics Code -->
<script type=""text/javascript"" src=""http://stats.hosting24.com/count.php""></script>
<!-- End Of Analytics Code -->","");

Is not working. I get the same annoying original string.This has been driving me crazy

Answer 1

From examining your string, it appears you're trying to remove everything after the first bar character. If that's the case, this might work better:

r = r.Split('|')[0];

Answer 2

The code you've posted does remove the string as you are trying to. You can verify this yourself here.

https://dotnetfiddle.net/p4lchi

The string you are ultimately examining must come from some other source.