How to split a string and include the delimiters in vb.net?

Question

I have string like below:

string: "//cXML/Request/OrderRequest/ItemOut[]/ItemDetail/Extrinsic[]/home/idea[]"

if I seperate the string with "[]" then the output should be like this

output:

//cXML/Request/OrderRequest/ItemOut[]

/ItemDetail/Extrinsic[]

/home/idea[]

Some times my string like this below also:

string: "//cXML/Request/OrderRequest/ItemOut[]/@quantity"

Then out put should be like below

Output:

//cXML/Request/OrderRequest/ItemOut[]

/@quantity

Answer 1

How about:

Regex.Split(str, "(?<=\[])(?=.)");

This will include the [] in the split results.

Answer 2

Try this.

Dim s As String = "//cXML/Request/OrderRequest/ItemOut[]/ItemDetail/Extrinsic[]/home/idea[]"
Dim results() As String = Regex.Split(s, "\\[]")
For Each s1 As String In results
    Console.WriteLine(s1)
Next

To include the delimiter, append it in the split result